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Journalism: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) by Hargreaves, Ian is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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Journalism entered the twenty-first century caught in a paradox. The world had more journalism, across a wider range of media, than at any time since the birth of the western free press in the eighteenth century. Western journalists had found themselves under a cloud of suspicion: from politicians, philosophers, the general public, anti-globalization radicals, religious groups, and even from fellow journalists. Critics argued that the news industry had lost its moral bearings, focusing on high investment returns rather than reporting and analysing the political, economic, and social issues of the day. Journalism has a central and profound impact on our worldview; we find it everywhere from newspapers and television, to radio and the Internet. In the new edition of this thought-provoking and provocative Very Short Introduction, Ian Hargreaves examines the world of contemporary journalism. By looking not only at what journalism has been in the past, but also what it is becoming...ISBN : 9780199686872

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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Hargreaves, Ian
Publisher
IRL Press at Oxford University Press
Published
2005
Language
EN
ISBN
9780199686872
Category
history
Subjects
Computer Science, Literary Fiction, Social Science
Rating
4.7 / 5 (56 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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