TY - BOOK AU - Hargreaves,Ian TI - Journalism: a very short introduction T2 - Very short introductions SN - 0192806564 AV - PN4731 .H2968 2005 U1 - 070.4 22 PY - 2005/// CY - Oxford [England], New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - Journalism N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-148) and index; Introduction : the paradox of power --; 1; Born free : a brief history of news media --; 2; Big brother : journalism and the altered state --; 3; The first casualty : journalists at war --; 4; Star-struck : journalism as entertainment --; 5; Up to a point, Lord Copper's : who owns journalists --; 6; Hacks v. flaks : journalism and public relations --; 7; Murder is my meat : the ethics of journalism --; 8; Matt's modem : tomorrow's journalism N2 - "Journalism has an indelible effect on our worldview - from global terrorism to the American presidential elections, celebrity scandal to the latest environmental disaster. Here, Ian Hargreaves uses his unique position within the media to examine how we get this information, and the practical, political, and professional decisions faced by journalists."--Jacket; "Journalism has an indelible effect on our worldview - from global terrorism to the American presidential elections, celebrity scandal to the latest environmental disaster. Here, Ian Hargreaves uses his unique position within the media to examine how we get this information, and the practical, political, and professional decisions faced by journalists."--BOOK JACKET UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0723/2005020172-b.html ER -