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Drawing extensively on qualitative audience research and industry interviews, this book demonstrates that while 'infotainment' and satirical programmes may not follow the journalism orthodoxy, they nevertheless play an important role in the way everyday Australians understand what is happe...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Harrington, Stephen
Other Authors: Koch, David, Rose, Holly, Mitchell, Tim
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bristol, England ; Chicago, Illinois : Intellect, 2013.
Subjects:
Television broadcasting of news > Australia.
Téléjournaux > Australie.
PSYCHOLOGY > Social Psychology.
Television broadcasting of news.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies
Australia.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Half Title
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Table of Contents
  • Foreword
  • Dedication
  • Introduction
  • Forms and functions
  • Research methods
  • Notes
  • Chapter 1: The new news
  • Tabloidisation and the â€?narrative of declineâ€?
  • The power of the popular
  • Another way
  • â€?Fakeâ€? news
  • Countering FOX
  • Partisan?
  • Fifth estate
  • Breaking the rules
  • Notes
  • Chapter 2: Waking up with friends
  • What is Sunrise?
  • Breakfast time
  • â€?Real people have nicknamesâ€?: The hosts
  • â€?The familyâ€?
  • (Extra)ordinary newsNotes
  • Chapter 3: Sunrise: Infotainment and the â€?televisual sphereâ€?
  • Genre
  • â€?Dumbing downâ€??
  • Depth of news
  • The televisual sphere
  • Notes
  • Chapter 4: The democracy of conversation
  • The Panel: A short history
  • Fun news
  • Authenticity
  • Discursivity
  • Democracy
  • Notes
  • Chapter 5: Weapons of war
  • Waging war on everything
  • Pushing the limits
  • â€?Itâ€?s like Jackassâ€?â€?
  • Political satire
  • â€?Itâ€?s about culture ... â€?
  • Hitting the limits
  • Notes
  • Chapter 6: What have we learned from The Chaser this week?Media satire
  • Critical intertextuality
  • Dissecting the tabloid
  • Chasing reporters
  • Media sceptics
  • Making sense of the news
  • Notes
  • Chapter 7: Journalism in crisis?
  • Cultural chaos
  • A holistic perspective
  • Winning the arms race
  • For fun, not money
  • Notes
  • Conclusion
  • Journalism education after â€?journalismâ€?
  • New methods
  • Appendix: Research participant information
  • References
  • Acknowledgements
  • Index
  • Back Cover

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