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News production : theory and practice / David Machin and Sarah Niblock.

By: Machin, David, Ph. D.
Contributor(s): Niblock, Sarah.
Publisher: Abingdon, [England] : New York : Routledge, 2006Description: 202 p. : 24 cm.ISBN: 0415371414 (pbk.); 9780415371414 (pbk.).Subject(s): Journalism | Reporters and reporting | Television broadcasting of newsDDC classification: 070
Contents:
1. News journalism : bridging the 'theory-practice' divide -- 2. Analysing news output -- 3. New values for consumer groups -- 4. News beats and collecting news -- 5. Conflict reporting and propaganda -- 6. Humanitarian reporting -- 7. Visual journalism : reading the redesigns -- 8. 'The best job in the world' -- 9. Conclusion.
Summary: "News Production: Theory and practice bridges this gap between journalistic theory and practice. The book assesses existing sociological theories of journalism and changes to news production through case studies of news production settings and interviews with journalists, thus providing both students and working professionals with an invaluable real-life account of reporting in the context of the contemporary newsroom." -- Back cover.
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Includes bibliographical references.

1. News journalism : bridging the 'theory-practice' divide -- 2. Analysing news output -- 3. New values for consumer groups -- 4. News beats and collecting news -- 5. Conflict reporting and propaganda -- 6. Humanitarian reporting -- 7. Visual journalism : reading the redesigns -- 8. 'The best job in the world' -- 9. Conclusion.

"News Production: Theory and practice bridges this gap between journalistic theory and practice. The book assesses existing sociological theories of journalism and changes to news production through case studies of news production settings and interviews with journalists, thus providing both students and working professionals with an invaluable real-life account of reporting in the context of the contemporary newsroom." -- Back cover.