Some view news as mere information reflecting the world, while others see it as propaganda with a partisan slant. Michael Schudson argues that news is both and neither; it is a cultural form with its own conventions, wielding subtle and complex power. This exploration reveals the news media as a central institution in modern society, serving as a repository of common knowledge and cultural authority. Schudson, a leading voice in journalism and mass communication, traces the evolution of news alongside American democracy and industry, influenced by broader social forces. He delves into the roots of contemporary journalistic practices, such as interviews, summary leads, and the reporter's detached stance on politics. His work challenges myths held by journalists and critics alike, debunking the notion that the press instigated the Spanish-American War or toppled Nixon, or that television swayed public opinion during the Kennedy-Nixon debates or the Vietnam War. So, what is the role of news? Schudson illustrates that media serve to mediate; by publicizing knowledge, news transforms its nature and empowers people to act in new, meaningful ways. His analysis is enriched by historical scholarship and insightful inquiries into the production, meaning, and reception of news today.
Michael Schudson Knihy
Michael Schudson je sociolog a historik, který se specializuje na americká média, reklamu a populární kulturu. Jeho práce zkoumá, jak se zprávy a kulturní formy formovaly v průběhu času, a analyzuje jejich vliv na společnost. Schudson se zabývá zejména kulturní pamětí a tím, jak kolektivní vzpomínky ovlivňují současnost. Jeho vlivné eseje se objevily v předních publikacích a nabízejí hluboký pohled na dynamiku americké informační krajiny.
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Rethinking Popular Culture selects some of the best and most important recent work analyzing popular culture. Drawing upon recent developments in cultural theory and the exciting new techniques of critical analysis, the essays in this volume break down disciplinary boundaries in a fresh and innovative fashion.Eclectic and wide-ranging, Rethinking Popular Culture includes works by authors in the humanities and social sciences. The essays touch on a variety of features of popular culture, from photography to fashion, romance novels to television, jokes to food habits.The editors' comprehensive introduction sets each essay in the context of intellectual developments in history, sociology, literature, and anthropology and in the study of popular culture as a whole. Arguing that recent scholarship has revolutionized our understanding of popular culture, the editors articulate what that new perspective is while introducing some of the most influential and important work that gave rise to it.