1st Edition
The Construction of Environmental News A Study of Scottish Journalism
By Fiona Campbell
Copyright 1999
216 Pages
by
Routledge
214 Pages
by
Routledge
216 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1999, this volume is drawn from a 1992-1996 study and seeks to explain the news process used to identify a newsworthy issue and its application to understanding the construction of environmental news. Drawing upon information retrieval and dissemination via journalists, newspapers, television and radio stations, Fiona Campbell examines the co-existence of two extreme, different... Read more
1. News and Information. 2. News Construction Model. 3. Subject Specialists. 4. The Journalistic Rules for Constructing News. 5. The Editorial Rules. 6. News Evaluation. 7. Operational Rules. 8. Constructional / Interpretive Rules.
Biography
Fiona Campbell
’The environment is always news, good or bad. Knowing what journalists do to environmental news is a much deeper business. This work uses information analysis in a unique way to shed light on such journalism and points a way forward for researchers and practitioners in the media.’ Dr Stuart Hannabuss, The Robert Gordon University, UK
