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[ecrea] Book announcement: Sourcing the News

Sun Sep 20 20:22:12 GMT 2009



SOURCING THE NEWS
Key Issues in Journalism--an Innovative Study of the Israeli Press

by Zi <http://www.overstock.com/Books-Movies-Music-Games/Books/Reich_,-Zvi,/author,/9/dept.html>Reich


Now available from Hampton Press, The Hampton Press Communication Series


"The book is an important contribution to the sociology of the profession of journalism [?]. The study will serve as a benchmark for future studies of the making of news­not only in Israel but throughout the Western world [?] the author offers brilliant insight into the checks and balances, and the unspoken assumptions, that govern journalistic practice ? for better and for worse".

Prof. Elihu Katz, from the foreword

Product Description
The book illuminates the sometimes obscure processes through which the news is currently created, using unprecedentedly robust and comprehensive evidence. The innovative methodology of the face-to-face reconstruction interview, which was developed and implemented by the author, enables quantitative depiction of different aspects of news making. These processes could not be accessed systematically by traditional research methods, primarily because of source confidentiality and their covert, abstract, scattered, and evasive nature. Although the study focuses on the Israeli national press, it is aimed first and foremost at addressing universal key questions that continue to trouble communities of journalists, academics and journalism educators.
? Which party instigates the news: Sources or reporters?
? Do certain news sources gain superior access to news coverage?
? Have new technologies really revolutionized newswork?
? To what extent do journalists still rely on firsthand witnessing?
? Who leaks information and how?
? Do elite reporters employ sourcing methods superior to those of their tabloid counterparts?
? Has the quality of newswork deteriorated?
? Are journalists doing their job?
? What are the strengths and weaknesses of journalists? knowledge regarding the news they cover?

Dr. Zvi Reich combines rich journalistic experience as a former
senior editor with his journalism research studies.

Paperback: 228 pages
Publisher: Hampton Press
Language: English
ISBN (hardbound): 978-1-57273-862
ISBN (paperback): 978-1-57273-863-8

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