Palmer, Ruth
Becoming the News
- ISBN 13:
- 9780231183154
- author:
- Palmer, Ruth
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Columbia University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2017
- Pages:
- 272
- Dimensions:
- 22.61 x 14.99 x 2.03 centimetres
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Social Sciences, Media Studies,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Becoming the News: How Ordinary People Respond to the Media Spotlight
This thought-provoking study explores how ordinary people make sense of their experience as media subjects, shedding new light on the practice of journalism and our relationship with the mainstream media.
Based on dozens of interviews with news subjects, Ruth Palmer examines the motivations behind sharing one's story, the power dynamics between journalists and their subjects, and the impact of social media on these interactions. A timely analysis that has important implications for how we think about the production and consumption of news in today's media landscape.