"Easy to read, the book draws on interviews with dozens of working journalists. They share their thoughts on the profession and we watch them work – selecting stories, carrying out interviews, and writing scripts. There are chapters on interviewing, research techniques, and news writing. Further c
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hapters cover working in broadcasting and online, media law, and ethics. Each chapter concludes with activities and a list of further reading and a glossary of terms is included at the end of the book." (Publisher description)
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"Reporting War explores the social responsibilities of the journalist during times of military conflict. News media treatments of international crises, especially the one underway in Iraq, are increasingly becoming the subject of public controversy, and discussion is urgently needed. Each of this bo
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ok's contributors challenges familiar assumptions about war reporting from a distinctive perspective. An array of pressing issues associated with conflicts over recent years are identified and critiqued, always with an eye to what they can tell us about improving journalism today. Special attention is devoted to recent changes in journalistic forms and practices, and the ways in which they are shaping the visual culture of war, and issues discussed, amongst many, include: "the influence of censorship and propaganda, 'us' and 'them' news narratives, access to sources, '24/7 rolling news' and the 'CNN effect', military jargon (such as 'friendly fire' and 'collateral damage'), 'embedded' and 'unilateral' reporters, tensions between objectivity and patriotism." (Publisher description)
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"Media scholars and political scientists develop a broad comparative framework for analyzing alternative media in Australia, Chile, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Russia, Sweden, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Topics include independent media centers, gay online networks and a
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lternative web discussion forums, feminist film, political journalism and social networks, indigenous communication, and church-sponsored media. This important book will help shape debates on the media's role in current global struggles, such as the anti-globalization movement." (Publisher description)
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"L'objectif majeur de cet ouvrage est de répondre à toutes les questions que se posent les journalistes africains sur l'utilisation d'Internet dans leur contexte professionnel quotidien. Quelles sont les spécificités de l'usage d'Internet en Afrique ? Où et comment trouver des médias et des co
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ntenus africains sur le Web ? Comment naviguer sur le " réseau des réseaux " sans s'y égarer ni tomber dans les nombreux pièges qu'il recèle ? Quelle est l'utilité, pour un média africain, de " s'afficher " sur Internet ? Comment s'y prendre pour une mise en ligne réussie ? Telles sont quelques-unes des nombreuses questions auxquelles ce guide pratique propose des éléments de réponse. Que sont donc ces " @ ", ces " www ", ces " http :// " et ces " URL " qui effraient les non-initiés ? Dans ce livre, on trouvera tous les éléments pour apprivoiser Internet et toutes les clés pour comprendre son univers complexe et codé. La visite guidée s'articule autour de six grands thèmes. Pour chacun d'entre eux, on trouvera quantité de repères, conseils, trucs et astuces à connaître pour une meilleure maîtrise d'Internet. Alors, à vous de jouer, et... bonne navigation !" (Description de la maison d'édition)
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