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Author MacGregor, Brent, 1949-

Title Live, direct, and biased? : making television news in the satellite age / Brent MacGregor
Published London ; New York : Arnold ; New York : Distributed exclusively in the USA by St. Martin's Press, 1997

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 W'PONDS  070.195 MAc/Lda  AVAILABLE
Description vi, 234 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Contents 1. More news, less understanding? -- 2. Theories of news production, from 'Mr Gates' to market-driven journalism -- 3. Rhetoric and reality in 24-hour news -- 4. The history of television news and its institutions -- 5. International television coverage of the bombing of the Baghdad 'bunker' -- 6. The technology of newsgathering and production -- 7. Multiskilling or deskilling? Visions of the future and realities of today
Notes Bibliography: p217-226. - Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Journalism -- Objectivity.
Mass media -- Objectivity.
Television broadcasting of news.
LC no. 96037949
ISBN 0340662247 (hb)
0340662255 (pb)