Associated Press Coverage of a Major Disaster: The Crash of Delta Flight 1141 Contributor(s): Fensch, Thomas (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138919268 ISBN-13: 9781138919266 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $227.70 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2015 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Media Studies |
Dewey: 363.124 |
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Journalism |
Physical Information: 462 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Originally published in 1989. This diary of a news event looks at how the reporting happened as spread by the news wire system of the Associated Press service in America. Analysing the flow of information in this detailed way, this book presents how a major disaster, a fast-moving story with considerable spin, was fed out to the press via the Dallas bureau in 1988. Introductory chapters outline the workings of a press bureau office during a major story and present interview sections with key reporters on the story about how their role unfolded. Sidebar commentary alongside the reproductions of the news wires, organised by date and time, adds interesting discussion throughout the book, while a conclusion evaluates the coverage of the story. The Appendices include reproductions of Texas newspapers' resulting pages about the crash. This is a fascinating case-study of the dissemination of news date before the internet, compiled at a time when computers were just large enough to retain in memory all stories relating to event 'X' in order for this kind of analysis to be attempted. |