Journalism: A Critical History-Martin Conboy

JournalismA Critical History\nAuthor(s): Martin Conboy\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: SAGE Publications Inc, United States\nImprint: SAGE Publications Inc\nISBN-13: 9780761941002, 978-0761941002\nSynopsis\nTraditional news values no longer hold: infotainment has the day. Journalism is in a terminal state of decline. Or so some contemporary commentators would argue. \n\nAlthough there has been a great diversity in format and ownership over time, Conboy demonstrates the surprising continuity of concerns in the history of journalism. Questions of political influence, the impact of advertising, the sensationalisation of news coverage, the ?dumbing down? of the press, the economic motives of newspaper owners - these are themes that emerge repeatedly over time and again today. \n\nIn this book, Martin Conboy provides a history of the development of newspapers, periodicals and broadcast journalism which\n\n enables readers to engage critically with contemporary issues within the news media\.