When News Was New
by Terhi Rantanen /
2009 / English / PDF
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When News was New investigates how news has reinvented itself at different historical momentsfrom medieval storytellers to 19th century telegraph news agencies to 21st century bloggers. Tracks the evolution of news through history Explores the regular reconstruction of news, the salability of news, and whether objectivity matters Provides an innovative approach to the history of news clear, succinct writing and effective use of photographs, maps, and tables which have strong appeal to the student reader Offers a new way of understanding news in our history and culture
