The Globalization of News
| Author | : Oliver Boyd-Barrett |
| Publisher | : SAGE |
| Total Pages | : 248 |
| Release | : 1998-10-28 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0761953876 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780761953876 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (876 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Globalization of News written by Oliver Boyd-Barrett and published by SAGE. This book was released on 1998-10-28 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book overviews and reconsiders media organizations - the news agencies - which report and film the news for the press and broadcast media. Incorporating institutional, historical, political economic and cultural studies perspectives, the book: reviews agency provision of general news, video news and financial news; analyzes agency-state relations through periods of dramatic social upheaval; and critically examines the impact of deregulation and globalization on the news agency business. Contributors consider how leading players like Reuters and Associated Press help to define the nature of both the Global and the Local as well as focusing on the network of relations between international and national agencies. The book
