{"product_id":"the-world-news-prism-isbn-9781444338584","title":"The World News Prism","description":"Fully revised and updated, the eighth edition of \u003ci\u003eThe World News Prism\u003c\/i\u003e analyzes the changing role of transnational news media in the 21st-century globalized world and its impact on rapidly changing news events.  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes a new chapter dedicated to evolving traditional and new social media in Middle East\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExpands the discussion of news systems in developing nations, comparing media growth in India and Africa\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the impact of digital media on traditional societies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures important updates on the decline of print media in the West and the challenges this poses to global reporting\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSurveys the latest developments in new media and forecasts future developments\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  Preface to the Eighth Edition vii  \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 News Communication for a Global System 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Changing Ideologies of Press Control 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Global News Under Stress 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Digital Media: Global, Interactive, and Free 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Whole World is Watching: Impact of Great News Events 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Globalization of Media and Language 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 China: New Media In An Old Political World 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 The Middle East: Media Storms in the Desert 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 India and Africa: Contrasts in Development 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Foreign News in Flux 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 War Reporting: Fire and Misfire 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Public Diplomacy and Propaganda 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Forecast: Changeable with Cloudy Periods 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelected Bibliography 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 245\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eWilliam A. Hachten\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emeritus of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Wisconsin-Madison where he taught for 30 years. His publications include: \u003ci\u003eThe Troubles of Journalism, Third Edition\u003c\/i\u003e (2005), \u003ci\u003eThe Growth of Media in the Third World\u003c\/i\u003e (1993), and \u003ci\u003eThe Press and Apartheid\u003c\/i\u003e (with C.A. Giffard, 1984).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames F. Scotton\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Journalism at Marquette University, Milwaukee. He has taught in Lebanon, China, Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, and Uganda, and has worked as a reporter, editorial writer, and editor with the Associated Press and newspapers in several states and in China.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTogether James Scotton and William Hachten are the authors of \u003ci\u003eNew Media for a New China\u003c\/i\u003e (2010, Wiley-Blackwell).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe World News Prism\u003c\/i\u003e enjoys a well-earned reputation for excellence in its in-depth analysis of the changing role of transnational news media in the 21st-century. In the eighth edition of this classic text, the authors expand their discussion of news systems in developing nations and the impact of digital media on traditional societies. A new chapter dedicated to evolving media in Egypt, Tunisia, and elsewhere in Africa and the Middle East explores the role of the Internet, cell phones, and Al Jazeera in facilitating momentous political change in the region. The book also provides important updates on the decline of print media in the West and the challenges this poses to global reporting now and for the future.  \u003cp\u003e Combining scholarly insights with a concise and accessible writing style, \u003ci\u003eThe World News Prism: Challenges of Digital Communication\u003c\/i\u003e lends remarkable clarity to the fog of today's global information revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e  “ This book is a superb work clearly expressed by the two authors who arranged a journey in words and illustrations to satisfy, as well as to inspire, anyone in the field of Global Communication.”\u003cbr\u003e - \u003ci\u003eHussein Amin, The American University in Cairo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003e“Comprehensive, timely insights from two leading scholars about the rapid changes in media and their influence on perceptions, politics and cultures around the world. Chapter on developments in the Middle East is exceptional in capturing current realities through on-the-ground research. This book will be useful to all students and scholars interested in understanding media’s role in the world.”\u003cbr\u003e - \u003ci\u003eSandra Whitehead, Hariri Canadian University, Lebanon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990376268005,"sku":"NP9781444338584","price":38.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781444338584.jpg?v=1761787575","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-world-news-prism-isbn-9781444338584","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}