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THE WORKD NEWS PRISM: CHANGING MEDIA OF INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION

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In this fourth edition, William Hachten takes a concise, informative, and critical look at the pivotal role of transnational news in our rapidly changing world and the impact it has on people and nations. In par- ticular, he examines what is happening in the 1990s as the public increasingly relies on news media to report "the first draft of history."

The post-Cold War world unleashed harsh forces of intense nationalism and ethnic strife. Public reaction and diplomatic responses were directly influenced by global media reports of those events.

• International broadcasting became less propagandistic and more infor- mative. Almost everywhere, journalists enjoyed greater access to news.

• High-technology, high-speed news dissemination by direct broadcasting from portable transmitters to satellites and back to dish antennas created an immediate concern with world news.

• Personalized media-videos, fax machines, computers with modems, cablevision-accelerated their rapid global penetration.

• Economies throughout East and South Asia grew at spectacular rates, greatly increasing audiences for communication satellites broadcasting news and pop culture.

• Millions around the globe tacitly accepted Western-style communications, and a symbiotic relationship between events and those who report them became more apparent.

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Series Title

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Statement of Responsibility

William A. Hachten

Call Number

070.4332 HAC t

Publisher

UNITED STATES : Lowa State University Press., 1996

Collation

xix, 215 p. : ill ; 21cm.

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

0-8138-1571-1

Classification

070.4332

Content Type

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Edition

4th Edition

Subject(s)

Journalism
Media Communication
Journalism And Publishing
Language And Literature

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