Media and Journalism New Approaches to Theory and Practice

by Bainbridge, Jason; Goc, Nicola; Tynan, Liz

• ISBN13: 9780195574104
• ISBN10: 0195574109
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-12-01
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

An introductory text that provides an overview of the 'mediasphere' to demonstrate how a knowledge of media can inform a knowledge of journalism and vice versa; and to show how such knowledge is best acquired through a combination of theory and practice. It integrates media theory with journalistic practice by drawing on current theories of the media as well as providing practical instruction on how to write journalistic pieces that put these theories into practice. This book isdivided into six parts, with the focus becoming progressively broader - from journalism and news writing, to the contexts in which they operate, to the larger mediasphere, to the media industries themselves, to the contexts in which these industries function. This encourages students to follow the flowof information and ideas from news production through to dissemination and negotiation, revealing how important journalism and media studies are to each other.

Author Biography

Jason Bainbridge is Discipline Leader and Senior Lecturer of Media Studies at Swinburne University of Technology.

Nicola Goc is Senior Lecturer and Coordinator of Journalism, Media, and Communications at University of Tasmania.

Liz Tynan is Coordinator of Research Student Academic Support within the Graduate Research School at James Cook University.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Introduction
PART 1: INTRODUCING MEDIA AND JOURNALISM
1. The Public Sphere
2. The First Mass Medium
3. The Fourth (or Fifth) Estate
4. The Elements of Writing
Case study 1: The Battle for a Free Press in Colonial Australia
Tool 1: Print Media and Broadcast Interviews
PART 2: MEDIA INSTITUTIONS
5. Radio: The Tribal Drum
6. Film: The Seventh Art
7. Television: The Zoo -
8. Public Relations: Spin Cycle
Case study 2: Spinning the War: How PR Made the First Gulf War
Tool 2: How to conduct a media conference
PART 3: MEDIA ANALYSIS
9. Media Texts
10. Audiences and Representations
11. Celebrity
Case study 3: The Public Right to Know
Tool 3: Textual Analysis and Media Research
PART 4: MAKING NEWS
12. News Values and News Culture
13. Broadcast News: Keep It Simple
14. Sub-editing, News Language and Convention
15. Specialist Reporting: Doing the Rounds
Case study 4: Dirty Deeds: Uncovering Maralinga
Tool 4: Writing Features
PART 5: FRAMEWORKS AND SOCIAL CONTEXTS
16. Ethics in Communication
17. Media Practice, Industry Change and the Law
18. The New Media Environment
19. Convergence
20. Postmodernity
Case study 5: The 'New' Journalism and Blogging on the World Wide Web
Tool 5: New Media
Conclusion: The View from Here