Wallis, Roger.

The known world of broadcast news : international news and the electronic media / Roger Wallis and Stanley J. Baran. - London ; New York : Routledge, 1990. - xix, 267 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. - Comedia .

"A Comedia book.".

Includes bibliographical references (pages 260-264) and index.

A day in the life of the world -- Broadcast news in the USA: turmoil, realignment, and restructing of the traditional operators -- The traditional news broadcasters in Britain: new establishments fighting older institutions -- Medium-sized traditional operators in Europe: the example of broadcast news in Sweden -- Challenging the traditional broadcasters: new players in the news game -- The international news broadcasters: information, disinformation and improvised truth -- Meeting the elephant: broadcast news views the world -- Which news and why? Understanding the forces that shape the news -- Epilogue: What will we know? What should we know? Comparing broadcast news to developments in other media sectors.

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Foreign news--Political aspects.
Journalists--United States--Interviews.
Foreign correspondents--Europe--Interviews.
Journalism--Objectivity.
Communication, International.
Communication--International cooperation.
News agencies--History.
Electronic news gathering.

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