Image from Coce

The Oxford handbook of religion and the American news media / edited by Diane Winston.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Oxford handbooksPublisher: New York : Oxford University Press, [2012]Copyright date: ©2012Description: xviii, 613 pages ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0195395069
  • 9780195395068
Other title:
  • Handbook of religion and the American news media
  • Religion and the American news media [Parallel title]
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 070.449200973 23
LOC classification:
  • BL2525 .O95 2012
Contents:
Section One: History-- Section Two: The Media-- Section Three: Religions-- Section Four: Issues and Beats-- Section Five: International Coverage-- Section Six: The Religious Press --
Introduction: ''Mapping the Royal Road'' An Introduction to the Oxford Handbook on Religion and the American News Media/ Diane Winston-- -- Section One: History-- 1. Religion and News in Eighteenth-Century America/ David Copeland-- 2. The Penny Press and the Birth of Modern Religion Reporting/ Judith M. Buddenbaum-- 3. American Journalism and Religion/ 1870-1930/ Richard Flory-- 4. Religion News Coverage between1930 and1960/ Debra L. Mason-- 5. Religion in the News Since 9/ 11/ Stewart M. Hoover-- -- Section Two: The Media-- 6. Late Night Comedy as a Source of Religion News/ Lynn Schofield Clark and Jill Dierberg -- 7. Religion in Print Media/ Doug Underwood-- 8. Religion News on the Radio/ Peter Manseau-- 9. Religion in Commercial Television News/ Michele Rosenthal-- 10. Religion News Online/ Debra L. Mason-- -- Section Three: Religions-- 11. American Catholicism and the Mass-Market Newsweekly/ Peter Manseau-- 12. Mainline Protestants and News Narrative/ J. Terry Todd-- 13. Orthodox Judaism and the News/ Nora L. Rubel-- 14. Media Representations of 'Sunbelt' Evangelicalism/ Darren Dochuk-- 15. The Legend of the Assassins in News Coverage of Muslims/ Karim H. Karim-- 16. News coverage of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints/ Jana Reiss-- 17. News Coverage and Popular Press Reports of the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi/ Jane Naomi Iwamura-- 18. American Press Coverage of Buddhism from the 1870s to the Present/ Nick Street-- 19. Wicca in the News/ Sarah M. Pike-- 20. Media Coverage of Scientology in the United States/ Carole M. Cusack-- -- Section Four: Issues and Beats-- 21. Religion and Politics in Print/ Mark Silk-- 22. Media Portrayals of the Moral Majority/ John P. Bartkowski and Ashraf Alam-- 23. Evolution/ Creationism and Objectivity in the Press/ Lauri Lebo-- 24. Alternative Medicine in the Press/ Steven Barrie-Anthony-- 25. News Coverage of Religion/ Sexuality and AIDS/ Diane Winston-- 26. Race and Racism in News Coverage of Religion/ Marcia Alesan Dawkins-- 27. Football and Christianity in the News/ Annie Blazer-- 28. The Celebrification of Religion in the Age of Infotainment/ Kathryn Lofton-- -- Section Five: International Coverage-- 29. Latin American Religion in the News/ Magali do Nascimento Cunha-- 30. American Coverage of Immigration/ Islam/ and Identity in the UK and the Netherlands/ Elizabeth Poole-- 31. American Newspaper Coverage of Islam in the Arab World/ Philip Seib-- 32. American News Coverage of Chinese Uighurs/ Dalia Hashad-- 33. Religion and Reporting in Africa/ Anthea Butler-- -- Section Six: The Religious Press-- 34. The Independent Catholic Press and Vatican II/ Denise P. Ferguson-- 35. The Mainline Protestant Press/ Mark Hulsether-- 36. The American Jewish Press/ Jonathan D. Sarna-- 37. The Evangelical Press/ Ken Waters-- 38. The Muslim Press in the United States/ Faiza Hirji-- 39. The African American Religious Press/ John M. Giggie.
Summary: Comprised of six sections, the first examines how the history of the mass media and the role religion played in its growth. The second looks at how the major media formats--print, broadcast, and online--deal with religion. The next two examines how journalists cover major religious traditions and particular issues that have religion angles. The fifth examines the religious press, from the Christian Broadcasting Network to The Forward. The final section looks at how the American press covers the rest of the world.
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book City Campus City Campus Main Collection 070.449200973 OXF (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available A519086B

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Section One: History-- Section Two: The Media-- Section Three: Religions-- Section Four: Issues and Beats-- Section Five: International Coverage-- Section Six: The Religious Press --

Introduction: ''Mapping the Royal Road'' An Introduction to the Oxford Handbook on Religion and the American News Media/ Diane Winston-- -- Section One: History-- 1. Religion and News in Eighteenth-Century America/ David Copeland-- 2. The Penny Press and the Birth of Modern Religion Reporting/ Judith M. Buddenbaum-- 3. American Journalism and Religion/ 1870-1930/ Richard Flory-- 4. Religion News Coverage between1930 and1960/ Debra L. Mason-- 5. Religion in the News Since 9/ 11/ Stewart M. Hoover-- -- Section Two: The Media-- 6. Late Night Comedy as a Source of Religion News/ Lynn Schofield Clark and Jill Dierberg -- 7. Religion in Print Media/ Doug Underwood-- 8. Religion News on the Radio/ Peter Manseau-- 9. Religion in Commercial Television News/ Michele Rosenthal-- 10. Religion News Online/ Debra L. Mason-- -- Section Three: Religions-- 11. American Catholicism and the Mass-Market Newsweekly/ Peter Manseau-- 12. Mainline Protestants and News Narrative/ J. Terry Todd-- 13. Orthodox Judaism and the News/ Nora L. Rubel-- 14. Media Representations of 'Sunbelt' Evangelicalism/ Darren Dochuk-- 15. The Legend of the Assassins in News Coverage of Muslims/ Karim H. Karim-- 16. News coverage of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints/ Jana Reiss-- 17. News Coverage and Popular Press Reports of the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi/ Jane Naomi Iwamura-- 18. American Press Coverage of Buddhism from the 1870s to the Present/ Nick Street-- 19. Wicca in the News/ Sarah M. Pike-- 20. Media Coverage of Scientology in the United States/ Carole M. Cusack-- -- Section Four: Issues and Beats-- 21. Religion and Politics in Print/ Mark Silk-- 22. Media Portrayals of the Moral Majority/ John P. Bartkowski and Ashraf Alam-- 23. Evolution/ Creationism and Objectivity in the Press/ Lauri Lebo-- 24. Alternative Medicine in the Press/ Steven Barrie-Anthony-- 25. News Coverage of Religion/ Sexuality and AIDS/ Diane Winston-- 26. Race and Racism in News Coverage of Religion/ Marcia Alesan Dawkins-- 27. Football and Christianity in the News/ Annie Blazer-- 28. The Celebrification of Religion in the Age of Infotainment/ Kathryn Lofton-- -- Section Five: International Coverage-- 29. Latin American Religion in the News/ Magali do Nascimento Cunha-- 30. American Coverage of Immigration/ Islam/ and Identity in the UK and the Netherlands/ Elizabeth Poole-- 31. American Newspaper Coverage of Islam in the Arab World/ Philip Seib-- 32. American News Coverage of Chinese Uighurs/ Dalia Hashad-- 33. Religion and Reporting in Africa/ Anthea Butler-- -- Section Six: The Religious Press-- 34. The Independent Catholic Press and Vatican II/ Denise P. Ferguson-- 35. The Mainline Protestant Press/ Mark Hulsether-- 36. The American Jewish Press/ Jonathan D. Sarna-- 37. The Evangelical Press/ Ken Waters-- 38. The Muslim Press in the United States/ Faiza Hirji-- 39. The African American Religious Press/ John M. Giggie.

Comprised of six sections, the first examines how the history of the mass media and the role religion played in its growth. The second looks at how the major media formats--print, broadcast, and online--deal with religion. The next two examines how journalists cover major religious traditions and particular issues that have religion angles. The fifth examines the religious press, from the Christian Broadcasting Network to The Forward. The final section looks at how the American press covers the rest of the world.

Machine converted from AACR2 source record.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.

Powered by Koha