[ecrea] new book: Reporting Human Rights

Reporting Human Rights
Susana Sampaio-Dias

https://www.peterlang.com/view/product/31361

ISBN: 9781433135583

Reporting Human Rights provides a systematic examination of human rights 
news and reporting practices from inside the world of television news 
production.

 From an interdisciplinary perspective, the book discusses the 
potential of journalism in contributing to human rights protection, 
awareness and debate, in ignoring, silencing or misrepresenting human 
rights issues around the world or, in extreme situations, in inciting 
hatred, genocide and crimes against humanity. It provides insight into 
how journalists translate human rights issues, revealing different 
reporting patterns and levels of detail in reporting, and suggesting 
different levels of engagement with human rights problems.

The book explains the most important factors that encourage or limit the 
coverage of human rights news. Grounded in a close examination of the 
news production processes and key moments where possible human rights 
stories are contemplated, decided or eventually ignored, the book opens 
up new insights into the complexities and constraints of human rights 
reporting today.

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