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News on the Internet [electronic resource] : information and citizenship in the 21st century / David Tewksbury & Jason Rittenberg.
Series: Oxford studies in digital politics: Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, c2012Description: 1 online resource (197 p.) : ill.ISBN: 9780190252397 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Citizen journalism | Online journalism
| Citizenship -- Technological innovations | Political participation -- Technological innovationsAdditional Physical Form: Print version 9780195391961DDC classification: 070.4 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: Online news sites play an ever-pervasive role in the daily gathering and flow of political information. With the speed of information transmission, the segmentation of news sources, and the rise of citizen journalism, issues of authority, audience, and even the definition of 'news' have shifted and become blurred. 'News on the Internet' synthesizes research on developing and current patterns of online news provision with the literature on traditional, offline media to create a conceptual map for understanding the way that public affairs and news are presented and consumed on the internet.
| Item type | Current library | Copy number | Status | |
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Online news sites play an ever-pervasive role in the daily gathering and flow of political information. With the speed of information transmission, the segmentation of news sources, and the rise of citizen journalism, issues of authority, audience, and even the definition of 'news' have shifted and become blurred. 'News on the Internet' synthesizes research on developing and current patterns of online news provision with the literature on traditional, offline media to create a conceptual map for understanding the way that public affairs and news are presented and consumed on the internet.
Description based on print version record.