The World News Prism: Global Information in a Satellite Age - Softcover

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Analyzing the changing role of transnational news media in our evolving globalization and its impact on rapidly changing news events, The World News Prism appeals beyond the classroom to journalism professionals worldwide. * A popular and established textbook, this 7th edition has been updated to appeal to an international audience* Brings readers up to date on major global stories: the war on terrorism, Iraq, development in China's media, and the global impact of large scale natural disasters like the quake and tsunami in South Asia* Increases focus on how technological developments affect the news: the internet, blogs, and bystanders' roles in documenting world news* Analyzes the changing role of transnational news media in our evolving globalization and its impact on rapidly changing news events, appealing beyond the classroom to journalism professionals worldwide

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Written in a pithy and accessible style, this classic book brings readers up to date on major global news events. The seventh edition of this enduring text provides insights into the war on terrorism; war in Afghanistan and Iraq; quick victory (“Mission Accomplished”); long insurgency war; the Iraqi elections; and the impact of a global calamity story—the earthquake and tsunami in South Asia. This new edition also explores the impact that these happenings have had on telecommunications, technology, and the ever-expanding global media audience.

Significant updates to the seventh edition include a look at globalization and its shortcomings, propaganda in coverage of the Iraq war, an expanded section on Arab comsat news, an entirely new chapter on China’s media, and an increased focus on how new technological developments—the Internet, blogs, and the home camcorder’s increasing role in documenting world events—affect news coverage.