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Book SynopsisExploring the conditions of news reporting in today’s information-flooded society, Observing News and Media in a Complex Society looks into the strands of systems theoretical studies of the mass media, journalism and the empirical studies of inter-media agenda setting. Journalism is increasingly exposed to diverse perception and facing its selectivity observed by the public. Considering this context, this book focuses on the movement of solution-oriented journalism, which seeks a new way to answer the question “what is journalism for?” and invites us to expand our understanding of media’s societal role in the societal process of problem-solving and meaning construction.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Abstract Keywords Introduction Part 1 Cybernetics and Communication 1.1 Communication and Recursivity 1.2 Communication as a Social System 1.3 Problem-Solving as a Social Catalyst 1.4 Governing in a Complex Society Part 2 Media, Journalism, and Society 2.1 Journalism and News Values 2.2 Niklas Luhmann’s Theory of the Mass Media 2.3 Systems Theory of Journalism and the Public Sphere 2.4 The Public Sphere and Journalistic Autonomy Part 3 Media and Politics 3.1 Politics and the Mass Media 3.2 Politics and Morality 3.3 Conflict and Society I: Terrorism 3.4 Conflict and Society II: Armed Conflict Part 4 News as Societal Observation 4.1 Structural Change of the Media Constellation and Journalism 4.2 “Source Cycle” between the News Media and the Blogosphere 4.3 Communication and Surplus Meanings 4.4 News as Self-Descriptions of Society Part 5 Observing News and Media in a Complex Society 5.1 Journalism as Investigative Curator 5.2 Reporting for Governing? 5.3 Media as Societal Facilitators for Problem-Solving Summary and Conclusions References
