The News Gap
When the Information Preferences of the Media and the Public Diverge
$57.15
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
21 August 2015
Summary
An analysis of divergent online news preferences of journalists and consumers and what this means for media and democracy in the digital age.The websites of major media organizations-CNN, USA Today, the Guardian, and others-provide the public with much of the online news they consume. But although a large proportion of the top stories these sites disseminate cover politics, international relations, and economics, users of these sites show a preference (as evidenced by the most viewed stories)…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262528269 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262528266 |
| Author: | Pablo J. Boczkowski, Eugenia Mitchelstein |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 21 August 2015 |
| Weight: | 414g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 13mm |
| Series: | The MIT Press |
About The Author
Pablo J. Boczkowski
Pablo J. Boczkowski is Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at Northwestern University. He is the author of Digitizing the News- Innovation in Online Newspapers, coauthor of The News Gap- When the Information Preferences of the Media and the Public Diverge, and coeditor of Remaking the News- Essays on the Future of Journalism Scholarship in the Digital Age (all published by the MIT Press).Eugenia Mitchelstein is a PhD candidate in the Program in Media, Technology, and Society at Northwestern University.
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