The Glasgow Media Group Reader, Vol. I - 9780415127295

Taylor & Francis

This first volume of clasic articles by the Glasgow University Media Group focuses on issues of news content, language and the role of visual images in news reporting. It also includes an introduction to the Group's work by John Eldridge. > This first volume of clasic articles by the Glasgow University Media Group focuses on issues of news content, language and the role of visual images in news reporting. It also includes an introduction to the Group's work by John Eldridge. > 1: Introduction: that was the world that was; 2: \u2018III news comes often on the back of worse\u2018 *; I: Selections from previous volumes by the glasgow university media group (1976\u201385); 3: Reviewing the news *; 4: Measuring the news; 5: Contours of coverage *; 6: News talk; 7: News visuals *; 8: Case studies *; 9: The current affairs prism *; 10: Ritual tasks *; Coda\u2018isn't the news terrible?' * raymond williams