TY - BOOK AU - Ginneken,Jaap van TI - Understanding global news: a critical introduction SN - 0761957081 U1 - 070 PY - 1998/// CY - Thousand Oaks PB - Sage KW - Foreign news KW - Mass media N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [228]-234) and index; 1 INTRODUCTION 2 WHAT IS NEWS, AND WHAT IS 'NOTHING NEW'? The philosophy of the notable and the inconspicuous 3 WHICH ARE THE WORLD'S MOST INFLUENTIAL MEDIA? The economics of rich and poor media markets 4 WHO ARE JOURNALISTS AND HOW DO THEY WORK? The scxiology of professionals and laymen 5 WHO GETS TO SPEAK IN THE WORLD NEWS? The politics of loud and whispering voices 6 WHEN DOES SOMETHING BECOME WORLD NEWS? The history of ruptures and continuities 7 WHERE DOES WORLD NEWS COME FROM? The geography of centres and peripheries 8 HOW ARE MESSAGES FORMULATED? The linguistics of lines and between the lines 9 HOW DO IMAGES COME ABOUT? The semiology of what is seen and overseen 10 WHAT EFFECTS DO THE MEDIA HAVE? The psychology of compassion and misunderstanding 11 CONCLUSION: US, WE AND THEM ER -