Form and Style in Journalism: European Newspapers and the Representation of News, 1880-2005: 26 (Groningen Studies in Cultural Change) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9042919922 ISBN 13: 9789042919921

Publisher: Peeters, 2008

Synopsis

This volume addresses the usefulness of journalistic forms and styles as leading concepts for the analysis of media history. The thirteen essays included discuss the emergence and adaptation of the Anglo-American news style in Europe, and study the reflective journalistic style which preceded and accompanied it. They examine the journalistic, cultural and ideological frameworks which underlie the use of specific forms and they show that journalists and writers attempted to attain professional and political goals using journalistic strategies. The essays collected in this volume offer a stimulating overview of a new field of study. They deepen our understanding of how journalism works.

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This volume addresses the usefulness of journalistic forms and styles as leading concepts for the analysis of media history. The thirteen essays included discuss the emergence and adaptation of the Anglo-American news style in Europe, and study the reflective journalistic style which preceded and accompanied it. They examine the journalistic, cultural and ideological frameworks which underlie the use of specific forms and they show that journalists and writers attempted to attain professional and political goals using journalistic strategies. The essays collected in this volume offer a stimulating overview of a new field of study. They deepen our understanding of how journalism works.

Edition details

• Publisher: Peeters
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9042919922
• ISBN 13: 9789042919921
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 270
• Editor: Broersma M