The book provides a critical examination of television news bulletins, exploring how the rapid pace and immediacy of 24-hour news culture have shaped their format and presentation. It delves into the evolution of news reporting in response to changing viewer expectations and the impact of technology on journalism. Through this analysis, it highlights the challenges and transformations within the media landscape, offering insights into the relationship between news and politics in contemporary society.
The book explores the evolution of alternative media over the past decade, focusing on shifts in content and editorial approaches. It delves into the reasons behind the growing audience for alternative sources of news and information, providing a thorough analysis of how these platforms challenge traditional media narratives.
Focusing on the historical and political significance of television news, the book provides a comprehensive analysis of its dynamics, including regulation, ownership, and journalistic practices. Cushion argues for the essential role of television news in serving the public interest, emphasizing its relevance amidst the proliferation of new media studies. This work is essential for anyone interested in the future of news and journalism, offering valuable insights into the medium's enduring impact.
Contents: Stephen Cushion/Justin Lewis: Introduction: What Is 24-Hour News
Television? - Stephen Cushion: Three Phases of 24-Hour News Television -
Michael Bromley: All the World's a Stage: 24/7 News, Newspapers, and the Ages
of Media - Mughda Rai/Simon Cottle: Global News Revisited: Mapping the
Contemporary Landscape of Satellite Television News - Justin Lewis: Democratic
or Disposable? 24-Hour News, Consumer Culture, and Built- in Obsolescence -
Chris Paterson: The Hidden Role of Television News Agencies: Going Live on
24-Hour News Channels - Stephen Cushion: Rolling Service, Market Logic: The
Race to Be Britain's Most Watched News Channel - C. A. Tuggle/Peter
Casella/Suzanne Huffman: Live, Late- Breaking, and Broken: TV News and the
Challenge of Live Reporting in America - John Sugden/Alan Tomlinson: What
Beckham Had for Breakfast: The Rolling Menu of 24/7 Sports News - Laura
Juntunen: Explaining the Need for Speed: Speed and Competition as Challenges
to Journalism Ethics - Mohamed Zayani: The Changing Face of Arab News Media:
Ambiguities and Opportunities - Claudia Boyd-Barrett/Oliver Boyd-Barrett: 24/7
News as Counter- Hegemonic Soft Power in Latin America - Muhammad I. Ayish:
Morality vs. Politics in the Public Sphere: How the Al Jazeera Satellite
Channel Humanized a Bloody Political Conflict in Gaza - Sally Young: Audiences
and the Impact of 24-Hour News in Australia and Beyond - Raymond Kuhn: France
24: Too Little, Too Late, Too French? - John Jirik: 24-Hour Television News in
the People's Republic of China - Carsten Reinemann/Nayla Fawzi: The Shrinking
News Agenda: How Market Forces Have Shaped 24-Hour Television News Channels in
Germany - Nalin Mehta: India Live: Satellites, Politics, and India's TV News
Revolution.
Organized labor in the 1950s -- A crisis of productivity -- The employers' offensive -- Workers take stock -- Responses to state terror -- Two strikes -- Last days of Batista -- The first year of the new Cuba -- Conclusion: what was the role of organized labor in the Cuban insurrection?
Following on from The Rise of 24-Hour News Television: Global Perspectives (Cushion and Lewis, 2010), this volume explores new challenges and pressures facing television news channels, and considers the future of 24-hour news.
