Australian TV News

New Forms, Functions, and Futures

Inbunden, Engelska, 2014

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Beskrivning

Australian TV News explores the important role of entertainment in Australian television news over the past decade. Through the use of textual analysis, industry interviews and audience research, it argues that 'infotainment' and satire are increasingly becoming significant methods of informing audiences about serious news issues. The work examines the changing relationships between television news, politics and everyday people, finding that these often humorous programs are used by audiences as sources of political information and fact, and this book challenges traditional assumptions about what form TV news should take and what functions it ought to serve.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2014-02-15
Mått:178 x 229 x 13 mm
Vikt:540 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:216
Förlag:Intellect
ISBN:9781841507170

Utforska kategorier

Medievetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Television inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

Stephen Harrington is a senior lecturer in journalism, media, and communication at Queensland University of Technology, Australia.

Recensioner i media

'Melds content analysis, interviews with industry figures, and audience research to seek out a full picture of what is being aired on satirical and other "infotainment" programs'

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction Forms and functions Research methods Chapter 1: The new newsTabloidisation and the ‘narrative of decline’ The power of the popular Another way ‘Fake’ news Countering FOX Partisan?Fifth estateBreaking the rulesChapter 2: Waking up with friendsWhat is Sunrise?Breakfast time‘Real people have nicknames’: The hosts‘The family’(Extra)ordinary NewsChapter 3: Sunrise: Infotainment and the ‘televisual sphere’Genre‘Dumbing down’?Depth of newsThe televisual sphereChapter 4: The democracy of conversation The Panel: A short history Fun news Authenticity Discursivity DemocracyChapter 5: Weapons of war Waging war on everything Pushing the limits ‘It’s like Jackass…’ Political satire‘It’s about culture...’ Hitting the limitsChapter 6: What have we learned from The Chaser this week?Media satireCritical intertextualityDissecting the tabloidChasing reportersMedia scepticsMaking sense of the newsChapter 7: Journalism in crisis? Cultural chaosA holistic perspectiveWinning the arms raceFor fun, not moneyConclusionJournalism education after ‘journalism’New methods