ATS2457 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Ethnocentrism, Open Media, Investigative Journalism
11 Sep 2013
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The way in which those who work within the media decide what is important enough to report. The assumed group at whom media texts are aimed. Notion that the media presents the world through polarised constructions of difference which are fixed and immutable e. g. man/woman. Form of demographic participation brought about by mass ownership of phones with cameras, image sharing sites and popularity of blogs. When a country"s news organisations value their own notion over others. The shared cultural narratives and myths that a news story conveys via recourse to vital imagery, stereotyping and other journalistic shortcuts. Refers to the ideas that circulate in society and how they represent/misrepresent the social world. Encapsulates the imagined community to which the popular press address themselves. Encapsulates the perceived public appeal/interest of any potential news story (determined by news values). Professional, yet informal codes used in the selection, construction and presentation of news stories.
