{"product_id":"australian-tv-news-new-forms-functions-and-futures-9781841507170","title":"Australian TV News: New Forms, Functions, and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAustralian TV News\u003c\/em\u003e explores the important role of entertainment in Australian television news over the past decade. Through the use of textual analysis, industry interviews and audience research, it argues that 'infotainment' and satire are increasingly becoming significant methods of informing audiences about serious news issues. The work examines the changing relationships between television news, politics and everyday people, finding that these often humorous programs are used by audiences as sources of political information and fact, and this book challenges traditional assumptions about what form TV news should take and what functions it ought to serve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Melds content analysis, interviews with industry figures, and audience research to seek out a full picture of what is being aired on satirical and other \"infotainment\" programs'\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e -- Communication Booknotes Quarterly, Chris Sterling\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Stephen Harrington has written a thought provoking book which should be standard reading for all journalism students as well as those interested in how news is delivered in this rapidly evolving technological age.'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e -- M\/C Reviews, Mike Clarke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eForms and functions \u003cbr\u003e Research methods \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1:\u003c\/strong\u003e The new news\u003cbr\u003e Tabloidisation and the ‘narrative of decline’ \u003cbr\u003e The power of the popular \u003cbr\u003e Another way \u003cbr\u003e ‘Fake’ news \u003cbr\u003e Countering FOX \u003cbr\u003e Partisan?\u003cbr\u003e Fifth estate\u003cbr\u003e Breaking the rules\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2:\u003c\/strong\u003e Waking up with friends\u003cbr\u003e What is Sunrise?\u003cbr\u003e Breakfast time\u003cbr\u003e ‘Real people have nicknames’: The hosts\u003cbr\u003e ‘The family’\u003cbr\u003e (Extra)ordinary News\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sunrise: Infotainment and the ‘televisual sphere’\u003cbr\u003e Genre\u003cbr\u003e ‘Dumbing down’?\u003cbr\u003e Depth of news\u003cbr\u003e The televisual sphere\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4:\u003c\/strong\u003e The democracy of conversation \u003cbr\u003e The Panel: A short history \u003cbr\u003e Fun news \u003cbr\u003e Authenticity \u003cbr\u003e Discursivity \u003cbr\u003e Democracy\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5:\u003c\/strong\u003e Weapons of war \u003cbr\u003e Waging war on everything \u003cbr\u003e Pushing the limits \u003cbr\u003e ‘It’s like Jackass…’ \u003cbr\u003e Political satire\u003cbr\u003e ‘It’s about culture...’ \u003cbr\u003e Hitting the limits\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6:\u003c\/strong\u003e What have we learned from The Chaser this week?\u003cbr\u003e Media satire\u003cbr\u003e Critical intertextuality\u003cbr\u003e Dissecting the tabloid\u003cbr\u003e Chasing reporters\u003cbr\u003e Media sceptics\u003cbr\u003e Making sense of the news\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7:\u003c\/strong\u003e Journalism in crisis? \u003cbr\u003e Cultural chaos\u003cbr\u003e A holistic perspective\u003cbr\u003e Winning the arms race\u003cbr\u003e For fun, not money\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConclusion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eJournalism education after ‘journalism’\u003cbr\u003e New methods\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Intellect Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042928394583,"sku":"9781841507170","price":47.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781841507170.jpg?v=1750956264","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/australian-tv-news-new-forms-functions-and-futures-9781841507170","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}