Global News

Tom Johnson, Corey Flintoff, Tony Kahn, and Ted Koppel are some of the better known contributors of the 16 essays, some of which were presented at a spring 1998 lecture series at the University of Rhode Island. The anthology is designed as a bridge between working journalists and academics in the field. Foreword ix
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Preface xv

Acknowledgements xix

Introduction: Toward a definition of global news / Tony Silvia 3

Part I. Global News in the International Marketplace.

1. Coverage, Competition, and Credibility: The CNN International Standard / Don Flournoy 15

2. CNN : The Origins of the 24-hour, International News Cycle: An Interview with Tom Johnson / Tony Silvia 45

3. Producing and Marketing News for the International Audience / Kevin Noblet 53

4. American News, Global Audience / János Horvát 65

Part II. Global News and Cultural Values.

5. The Role of Cultural Values in Determining What is News / Corey Flintoff 75

6. News Through Alien Filters: The Impact of Imported News on a Small Nation / Paul Norris 85

7. Visual Information in Egyptian Television News: A Cross-cultural Influence / Hussein Amin 101

8. News on a Global Frequency: Fusing Contrasting Cultures in Radio News / Tony Kahn 113

Part III. Global News and The Reporting Process.

9. Journalism: It's as Easy as ABC / Ted Koppel 127

10. New Wars, New Correspondents / Stacy Sullivan 135

11. Global News, Changing Views: Economy, Fall of Communism Shift Media Priorities / Alvin Shuster 141

12. Business News and International Reporting / Richard Lambert 147

Part IV. Global News and the Future.

13. Instant News Across Borders: The Computerization of Global Media / Michael D. McKinely 155

14. Rapid Access and The News Consumer: Ethical Aspects of Today's Technology / Tony Silvia 165

15. The Future of News in Eastern Europe: A Study of Promise and Potential / Bailey Barash and Ioana Avadani 177

16. Bridging the Digital Divide: Leading the Disenfranchised into The Information Age / Allison Davis 185

Index 193

Tony Silvia is Professor of Journalism and Media Studies at the University of South Florida St Petersburg. He has worked as a consumer reporter, news anchor and producer, having been nominated for three Emmy Awards. He is the winner of an Associated Press Award. His publications include Global News: Perspectives on the Information Age. Wolf Isaac Blitzer is an American journalist, television news anchor and author who has been a CNN reporter since 1990. He is the host of Wolf and The Situation Room. Blitzer also serves as the network's lead political anchor.