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A detailed, probing analysis of the economic, political, and journalistic structure of network news organizations. Edward Jay Epstein shows that internal corporate policy and budgetary requirements shape the directions of TV news coverage. Television news does not mirror reality -- TV's essential aim is not to inform but to excite viewers enough to induce them to stay tuned.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0394719980
ISBN13:9780394719986
Release Date:March 1974
Publisher:Vintage Books USA
Length:321 Pages
Weight:0.42 lbs.
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An excellent view on television content.
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Edward Jay Epstein's News From Nowhere provides a focus on television and the news, probing the decision-making processes involved in network programming and news presentations and showing how internal politics often dictate the content and direction of television coverage. An excellent view on television content.
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