Hargreaves, Ian.

Journalism : a very short introduction / Ian Hargreaves. - Oxford, [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005. - 160 p. : ill. ; 19 cm. - Very short introductions .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-148) and index.

Introduction: The paradox of power -- Born free: a brief history of news media -- Big brother: journalism and the altered state -- The first casualty: journalists at war -- Star-struck: journalism as entertainment -- Up to a point, Lord Copper's: who owns journalists -- Hacks v. flaks: journalism and public relations -- Murder is my meat: the ethics of journalism -- Matt's modem: tomorrow's journalism.

0192806564 (alk. paper) 9780192806567

2005020172


Journalism.

R AC 5 / V573

070.4