Reviews for The Sociology of News

The average rating for The Sociology of News based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2011-10-22 00:00:00 Annie Bombardier This book defines journalism from both a communication theoretical and sociological perspective, giving its readers thorough comprehension of the interplay between those overlapping fields. Michael Schudson offers a clarifying account of the news industry and its contemporary controversies. The focus is mainly on the US news industry but sheds light on global conditions as well when relevant for the sociological understanding of the role that news organizations play in the formation of public consciousness in an ever-connected media environment. I would recommend The Sociology of News to anybody interested in a legible and reader-friendly research of the impact of news on society.

Review # 2 was written on 2010-11-18 00:00:00 David Charter Excellent update of the works of Tunstall (1972) and Tuchman (1978).