Global Journalism : Understanding World Media Systems
By: Daniela V Dimitrova
Contributor(s): DIMITROVA (Daniela V) edMaterial type: 
TextLanguage: English Publisher: Lanham Rowman and Littlefield 2021Description: 239 p. PB 25x17 cmISBN: 9781538146859Subject(s): Journalistic Cultures | Journalism | ethics | Media | CommunicationDDC classification: 070.449 Summary: Global Journalism: Understanding World Media Systems provides an overview of the key issues in global journalism today and traces how media systems have evolved over time in different world regions. Taking into account local context as well as technological change across media industries, the book offers an up-to-date, thorough overview of media developments in all world regions embedded in their unique political, cultural and economic context.
Covering theoretical foundations of global journalism, from the classic Four Theories of the Press to more nuanced media models, this text proposes a framework for studying world media systems. Contributed chapters cover a wide range of topics, including media freedom, global news cultures, professional ethics and responsibilities, and education of global journalists, as well as the role of technology and issues such as fake news, soft power and public diplomacy, foreign news reporting and international news flow.
Visit Globaljournalism.org to access additional class materials, case studies, and multimedia.
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Global Journalism: Understanding World Media Systems provides an overview of the key issues in global journalism today and traces how media systems have evolved over time in different world regions. Taking into account local context as well as technological change across media industries, the book offers an up-to-date, thorough overview of media developments in all world regions embedded in their unique political, cultural and economic context.
Covering theoretical foundations of global journalism, from the classic Four Theories of the Press to more nuanced media models, this text proposes a framework for studying world media systems. Contributed chapters cover a wide range of topics, including media freedom, global news cultures, professional ethics and responsibilities, and education of global journalists, as well as the role of technology and issues such as fake news, soft power and public diplomacy, foreign news reporting and international news flow.
Visit Globaljournalism.org to access additional class materials, case studies, and multimedia.
Features
Features contributions from 22 established media scholars from 14 different countries
Highlights the role of technology, particularly the role of social media, misinformation and disinformation
Incorporates 14 memorable case studies, such as the Syrian refugee crisis, the Cambridge Analytica data scandal, the role of media in the Arab Spring, Japanese manga, Russian trolls, and the Mohammad cartoons controversy
Includes succinct chapter summaries as well as discussion questions/ class activities at the end of each chapter
Features current maps and comprehensive overview of global journalism practices and trends across all world regions
Encompasses 17 chapters that can easily be assigned in a typical semester
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