When news was new

When news was new

[Rantanen] (global media and communication, London School of Economics, UK) takes an unusual approach to the study of news. Rather than examining news as objective reports of events - the traditional approach - the author explores the economics of news to understand what news is. She views news as a...

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Published in:Choice 2009, Vol.47 (2), p.295
Main Author: Cathcart, R
Format: Review
Language:eng
Subjects:
Information technology
News media
Nonfiction
Rantanen, Terhi
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Summary:[Rantanen] (global media and communication, London School of Economics, UK) takes an unusual approach to the study of news. Rather than examining news as objective reports of events - the traditional approach - the author explores the economics of news to understand what news is. She views news as a package, one that, like other cultural goods, that can be bought and sold.
ISSN:0009-4978
1943-5975