Media and Journalism 3e:New Approaches to Theory and Practice

Description

Media and Journalism: New Approaches to Theory and Practice (Third Edition) is a complete introduction to media and journalism, exploring the changing relationship between these areas. It introduces key concepts and theoretical approaches in media studies, as well as provides practical training to develop key journalism skills. This approach ensures that students develop both the broad knowledge base and professional skills required for future careers in journalism, public relations and communications.

• Combined approach: links media studies and journalism to introduce students to key concepts, theories and practices that inform media as a whole and understand how different professions work in a larger context
• Integrates theory and practice: draws on current theories of media and provides practical guidance on developing key journalism skills
• Contemporary: Reflective of the current media environment, includes new case studies and examples exploring topical issues
• New pedagogical features: now includes a summary of key points, and revision and reflection questions at the end of each chapter

About the Author(s)

Jason Bainbridge, Professor at Swinburne University, Nicola Goc, Senior Lecturer at University of Tasmania, and Dr Elizabeth Tynan, Senior Lecturer at James Cook University

Jason Bainbridge, Professor and Chair of Media and Communication, Department of Media and Communications, Swinburne University

Nicola Goc, Senior Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, University of Tasmania

Liz Tynan, Senior Lecturer, Graduate Research School, James Cook University

Table of Contents

Introduction
Part 1: Introducing Media and Journalism
1:The Public Sphere
2:The First Mass Medium
3:The Rise of the Fifth Estate
4:The New Media Environment: Digital and Social Media
Case Study 1: World War 1, journalism as the first draft of history and the making of the ANZAC legend
Tools 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: 'If that doesn't suit you, get out': three minutes at the cross-roads of Army communication
Tools 2: How to Conduct a Media Conference
Part 3: Media and Analysis
9:Media texts
10:Audiences and Representations
11:Celebrity
Case Study 3: Journalism, gender and the media: what misogyny looks like in the 21st century
Tools 3: Textual Analysis and Media Research
Part 4: Making News
12:News Values and News Culture in a Changing World
13:Broadcast News: Keep it Simple
14:The Elements of Writing
15:Subediting, News Language and Convention
16:Specialist Reporting: Doing the Rounds
Case Study 4: Guarding the Guards: holding democratic governments to account
Tools 4: Writing Features
Part 5: Frameworks and Social Context
17:Ethics in Communication
18:Media Practice, Industry Change and the Law
19:Convergence
20:Postmodernity
Case Study 5: Free speech and journalism in the 21st century
Tools 5: New Media
Conclusion