Ginneken, Jaap van <br/><br/>
Understanding global news: a critical introduction/ 
Jaap van Ginneken 
 - Thousand Oaks:  Sage,  1998. 
 - viii, 239 p. :  ill., maps ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [228]-234) and index. 
<br/><br/>1 INTRODUCTION<br/>2 WHAT IS NEWS, AND WHAT IS 'NOTHING NEW'?<br/>The philosophy of the notable and the inconspicuous<br/>3 WHICH ARE THE WORLD'S MOST INFLUENTIAL<br/>MEDIA?<br/>The economics of rich and poor media markets<br/>4 WHO ARE JOURNALISTS AND HOW DO THEY<br/>WORK?<br/>The scxiology of professionals and laymen<br/>5 WHO GETS TO SPEAK IN THE WORLD NEWS?<br/>The politics of loud and whispering voices<br/>6 WHEN DOES SOMETHING BECOME WORLD NEWS?<br/>The history of ruptures and continuities<br/>7 WHERE DOES WORLD NEWS COME FROM?<br/>The geography of centres and peripheries<br/>8 HOW ARE MESSAGES FORMULATED?<br/>The linguistics of lines and between the lines<br/>9 HOW DO IMAGES COME ABOUT?<br/>The semiology of what is seen and overseen<br/>10 WHAT EFFECTS DO THE MEDIA HAVE?<br/>The psychology of compassion and misunderstanding<br/>11 CONCLUSION: US, WE AND THEM 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0761957081 076195709X (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Foreign news.<br/>Mass media.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>070  / GIN/U