Journalism

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"Offering a systematic introduction to the terms, processes and effects of journalism, this work presents a combination of practical considerations with theoretical issues and further reading suggestions. Cross-referenced throughout, the format encourages critical evaluation through understanding."

The six-volume Encyclopedia of Journalism covers all significant dimensions of journalism, including print, broadcast, and Internet journalism; U.S. and international perspectives; history; technology; legal issues and court cases; ownership; and economics.

Part I: CHANGING CONTEXTS: Digital Journalism & Democracy -- Global Media Power -- Digital News Media & Ethnic Minorities -- The Business of News -- Digital Journalism Ethics -- Social Media & the News -- Networked Framing & Gatekeeping -- The Intimization of Journalism -- Emotion and Journalism -- Part II: NEWS PRACTICES IN THE DIGITAL ERA: Networked Journalism -- Hybrid News Practices -- The Ecology of Participation -- Innovation in the Newsroom -- Outsourcing Newswork -- Semi-professional Amateurs -- Sources as News Producers -- Activists as News Producers -- Citizen Witnesses -- Hyperlocal News -- Part III: CONCEPTUALIZATIONS OF JOURNALISM: Normative Models of Digital Journalism -- Mass, Audience, & the Public -- Digital Journalism as Practice -- Mapping the Human–Machine Divide in Journalism -- Spaces & Places of News Consumption -- News Institutions -- Journalistic Fields -- News Networks -- News Ecosystems -- Liquid Journalism -- Part IV: RESEARCH STRATEGIES: Ethnography of Digital News Production -- Adopting a ‘Material Sensibility’ in Journalism Studies -- Reconstructing Production Practices through Interviewing -- Sampling Liquid Journalism -- Big Data Analysis -- Q-Method & News Audience Research -- Practicing Audience-centred Journalism Research -- Multi-method Approaches

"This comprehensive survey of press and electronic media now covers nearly 200 countries. Arranged alphabetically by country, entries begin with an overview of the background, economic framework and general characteristics of each country's press. Entries then cover the number and type of media, press laws, censorship issues, state-press relations, news agencies, electronic news media, education and training in journalism and much more."

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Classification Guide:
I. Regulation of Media Content: Prior restraint -- Fair trial, free press -- Obscenity -- Defamation -- Privacy -- Liability for non-defamatory communications -- Commercial speech/advertising -- Copyright -- Broadcast media regulation -- Student media regulation -- Contractual obligation -- Access to media -- II. Regulation of Media Distribution: Print media distribution -- Broadcast media distribution -- III. Newsgathering: Authority to gather news -- Access to records -- Access to places -- Access to people -- Statutory right of access -- Restraints on access to information -- Press accreditation -- Forced disclosure of information -- Criminal or tortious newsgathering -- Judicial review -- IV. Media Ownership: Print media ownership -- Electronic media ownership -- Diversified ownership -- Antitrust -- Labor issues