What's the Point of News? A Study in Ethical Journalism
This book questions whether the news we get is as useful for citizens as it could, or should, be. This international study of news is based on re-thinking and re-conceptualising the news values that underpin understandings of journalism. It goes beyond em
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What’s the Point of News?
Tony Harcup
What’s the Point of News? A Study in Ethical Journalism
Tony Harcup Department of Journalism Studies University of Sheffield Sheffield, UK
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Acknowledgements
Some of the ideas explored in this monograph have been presented along the way at a seminar organised by the Communication, Media, and Journalism research group at the University of Sheffield; at the What’s (the) News? conference hosted by the Brussels Institute for Journalism Studies; and at one of the regular gatherings of Sheffield Skeptics in the Pub; thanks to everyone who joined in those discussions, either at the events themselves or in the bar afterwards. These ideas have also probably been informed by almost everyone I have ever worked with, learned from, or taught—whether in journalism or in education—but special thanks must go to Deirdre O’Neill for so many fruitful conversations about news over the past two decades, and to Bob Franklin for being so warm and encouraging about our research into news values in the first place. The seeds of this particular study were planted with the help of Jackie Harrison, who has been supportive throughout. Natalie Fenton and Chris Atton also helped these seeds to grow, with their constructive yet challenging input into my viva a few years back. Thanks to Martina O’Sullivan, Lucy Batrouney, M
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