The Newsphere

Christine Tracy

ISBN 10: 1433110431 / ISBN 13: 9781433110436

Published by Peter Lang, Peter Lang Mär 2012, 2012

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Neuware -This book balances critical theory and professional practice to create specific strategies that result in more effective and enlightened news production and consumption. Emerging from the integral theories of Teilhard de Chardin and embracing Neil Postman¿s media ecology, the reception theories of John Fiske, and the work of many contemporary scholars, The Newsphere constructs a solid theoretical, historical, and practical framework for news as ecology. It illuminates how stories emerge and evolve across digital networks and complex systems and examines the historical and theoretical forces that are precipitating the decay of the traditional American news and information structure. This book is an exciting and progressive foundation text for introductory journalism and mass communication courses, with applications in advanced reporting, new media, news literacy, media ethics, and political science classes. The Newsphere will inspire its readers to move beyond the conventional and to embrace the new news, a dynamic network of unlimited participation.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 144 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Newsphere
• Publisher: Peter Lang, Peter Lang Mär 2012
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1433110431
• ISBN 13: 9781433110436
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu

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Synopsis

This book balances critical theory and professional practice to create specific strategies that result in more effective and enlightened news production and consumption. Emerging from the integral theories of Teilhard de Chardin and embracing Neil Postman’s media ecology, the reception theories of John Fiske, and the work of many contemporary scholars, The Newsphere constructs a solid theoretical, historical, and practical framework for news as ecology. It illuminates how stories emerge and evolve across digital networks and complex systems and examines the historical and theoretical forces that are precipitating the decay of the traditional American news and information structure. This book is an exciting and progressive foundation text for introductory journalism and mass communication courses, with applications in advanced reporting, new media, news literacy, media ethics, and political science classes. The Newsphere will inspire its readers to move beyond the conventional and to embrace the new news, a dynamic network of unlimited participation.

About the Author

Christine M. Tracy holds a PhD in communication and rhetoric from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. She is Associate Professor in the Department of English Language and Literature at Eastern Michigan University, where she teaches journalism, media ecology, and civic literacy courses. She publishes in media ecology, journalism, and rhetoric and is a founding editor of CMC Magazine. She has reported for the Albany Times Union in Albany, New York, and other news organizations.