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News as Entertainment
Daya K. Thussu
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Description for News as Entertainment
Paperback. A study of infotainment and its globalization by a leading scholar of global communication, offers an analysis of this emerging phenomenon. It argues that infotainment may have an important ideological role, a diversion in which 'soft news' masks the hard realities of neo-liberal imperialism. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: KNTD; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 163 x 14. Weight in Grams: 348.
"Thussu brings to this project the passion for news of a socially committed former journalist, the political economy of his international relations education and a formidable assembly of global detail, examining the recent explosion of ′infotainment′." - John Downing, Southern Illinois University "Thussu′s account of war as infotainment, the Bollywoodization of news and the emergence of a global infotainment sphere is as compelling as it is alarming. This is a significant and essential book for anyone interested in exploring the connections between news journalism, informed citizenship and democracy." - Bob Franklin, The Cardiff School ... Read more
"Thussu brings to this project the passion for news of a socially committed former journalist, the political economy of his international relations education and a formidable assembly of global detail, examining the recent explosion of ′infotainment′." - John Downing, Southern Illinois University "Thussu′s account of war as infotainment, the Bollywoodization of news and the emergence of a global infotainment sphere is as compelling as it is alarming. This is a significant and essential book for anyone interested in exploring the connections between news journalism, informed citizenship and democracy." - Bob Franklin, The Cardiff School ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Thousand Oaks, United States
ISBN
9780761968795
SKU
V9780761968795
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About Daya K. Thussu
Daya Kishan Thussu is Professor of International Communication and Co-Director of India Media Centre at the University of Westminster in London. A PhD in International Relations from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, he is the founder and Managing Editor of Global Media and Communication, a journal published by SAGE. He has authored and edited as many as 17 books. Among his key publications are: Mapping BRICS ... Read more
Reviews for News as Entertainment
Thussu brings to this project the passion for news of a socially committed former journalist, the political economy of his international relations education and a formidable assembly of global detail, examining the recent explosion of ′infotainment′.
John Downing Thussu′s account of war as infotainment, the Bollywoodization of news and the emergence of a global infotainment sphere, is as compelling ... Read more
John Downing Thussu′s account of war as infotainment, the Bollywoodization of news and the emergence of a global infotainment sphere, is as compelling ... Read more