Social Theories Of The Press

Author : Fred Siebert,Theodore Peterson,Wilbur Schramm
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1963-10-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780252051050

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Presented here are four major theories behind the functioning of the world's presses: (1) the Authoritarian theory, which developed in the late Renaissance and was based on the idea that truth is the product of a few wise men; (2) the Libertarian theory, which arose from the works of men like Milton, Locke, Mill, and Jefferson and avowed that the search for truth is one of man's natural rights; (3) the Social Responsibility theory of the modern day: equal radio and television time for political candidates, the obligations of the newspaper in a one-paper town, etc.; (4) the Soviet Communist theory, an expanded and more positive version of the old Authoritarian theory.

Author : Hanno Hardt
Publisher : SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1979-06
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : MINN:319510011811695

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Social Theories of the Press by Hanno Hardt Pdf

A book which concentrates on the reflections of early American sociologists and their German colleagues or teachers who have contributed to the development of communication and mass communication in the US and elsewhere. It suggests that the intellectual history of the field may yield theoretical insights on the relationship between communication and advancement of society, which may in turn have consequences for the development of communication and mass communication research today. 'This is one of the more important bits of historical digging in some time...it helps to create a larger theoretical basis for historical studies in communication development.' -- Mass Media Booknotes, September 1979

Author : John B. Thompson
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2013-07-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780745656748

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Media and Modernity by John B. Thompson Pdf

This wide-ranging and innovative book develops an original theory of the media and their impact on the modern world, from the emergence of printing to the most recent developments in the media industries.

Author : Hanno Hardt
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780742511347

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Social Theories of the Press by Hanno Hardt Pdf

Foreword / James W. Carey Preface 1 Mass Communication Research and Society: An Introduction 1 2 Communication and Change: Karl Marx on Press Freedom 19 3 The Nerves of Society: Albert Schaffle on Symbolic Communication 43 4 The News of Society: Karl Knies on Communication and Transportation 67 5 The Linkages of Society: Karl Bucher on Commerce and the Press 85 6 The Mirrors of Society: Ferdinand Tonnies on the Press and Public Opinion 107 7 The Conscience of Society: Max Weber on Journalism and Responsibility 127 8 The "American Science" of Society: Albion Small, Edward Ross, and William Sumner on Communication and the Press 143 9 Communication and Social Thought: Decentering the Discourse of Mass Communication Research 169 Notes and References 185 Index 203 About the Author 211.

Author : Ralph Schroeder
Publisher : UCL Press
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2018-01-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781787351240

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Social Theory after the Internet by Ralph Schroeder Pdf

The internet has fundamentally transformed society in the past 25 years, yet existing theories of mass or interpersonal communication do not work well in understanding a digital world. Nor has this understanding been helped by disciplinary specialization and a continual focus on the latest innovations. Ralph Schroeder takes a longer-term view, synthesizing perspectives and findings from various social science disciplines in four countries: the United States, Sweden, India and China. His comparison highlights, among other observations, that smartphones are in many respects more important than PC-based internet uses. Social Theory after the Internet focuses on everyday uses and effects of the internet, including information seeking and big data, and explains how the internet has gone beyond traditional media in, for example, enabling Donald Trump and Narendra Modi to come to power. Schroeder puts forward a sophisticated theory of the role of the internet, and how both technological and social forces shape its significance. He provides a sweeping and penetrating study, theoretically ambitious and at the same time always empirically grounded.The book will be of great interest to students and scholars of digital media and society, the internet and politics, and the social implications of big data.

Author : Maira T. Vaca-Baqueiro
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2017-10-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351662789

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Four Theories of the Press by Maira T. Vaca-Baqueiro Pdf

The links between distinctive political regimes and media systems are undeniable. As Siebert, Peterson and Schramm wrote (1956: 1) 60 years ago: ‘the press always takes on the form and coloration of the social and political structures within which it operates’. Nevertheless, today’s world and politics are completely different from the bipolar era that inspired the ground breaking Four Theories of the Press. What are the main changes and continuities that have driven the study of politics and the media in the last decades? How to approach this interaction in the light of the challenges that democracy is facing or the continuing technological revolution that at times hampers the media? This provocative book explores the main premises that have guided the study of politics and the media in the last decades. In so doing, it gives the reader key analytical tools to question the sustainability of past categorizations that no longer match up with current developments of both, political regimes and the media. In searching for clarification about current discrepancies between democracies and media’s distinctive structures or purposes, Four Theories of the Press: 60 Years and Counting puts forward an alternative premise: the political-media complex.

Author : David Hesmondhalgh,Jason Toynbee
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2008-05-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134061426

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The Media and Social Theory by David Hesmondhalgh,Jason Toynbee Pdf

Media studies needs richer and livelier intellectual resources. This book brings together major and emerging international media analysts to consider key processes of media change, using a number of critical perspectives. Case studies range from reality television to professional journalism, from blogging to control of copyright, from social networking sites to indigenous media, in Europe, North America, Asia and elsewhere. Among the theoretical approaches and issues addressed are: critical realism post-structuralist approaches to media and culture Pierre Bourdieu and field theory public sphere theory – including post-Habermasian versions actor network theory Marxist and post-Marxist theories, including contemporary critical theory theories of democracy, antagonism and difference. This volume is essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students and researchers of cultural studies, media studies and social theory.

Author : Fred Siebert,Theodore Peterson,Wilbur Schramm
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1956
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0252724216

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Four Theories of the Press by Fred Siebert,Theodore Peterson,Wilbur Schramm Pdf

"Essays ... prepared in connection with a study of the social responsibilites of mass communicators ... [being conducted] for the Department of the Church and Economic Life of the National Council of Churches."

Author : Clifford G Christians,Theodore Glasser,Denis McQuail,Kaarle Nordenstreng,Robert A. White
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2010-10-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780252090837

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Normative Theories of the Media by Clifford G Christians,Theodore Glasser,Denis McQuail,Kaarle Nordenstreng,Robert A. White Pdf

In this book, five leading scholars of media and communication take on the difficult but important task of explicating the role of journalism in democratic societies. Using Fred S. Siebert, Theodore Peterson, and Wilbur Schramm's classic Four Theories of the Press as their point of departure, the authors explore the philosophical underpinnings and the political realities that inform a normative approach to questions about the relationship between journalism and democracy, investigating not just what journalism is but what it ought to be. The authors identify four distinct yet overlapping roles for the media: the monitorial role of a vigilant informer collecting and publishing information of potential interest to the public; the facilitative role that not only reports on but also seeks to support and strengthen civil society; the radical role that challenges authority and voices support for reform; and the collaborative role that creates partnerships between journalists and centers of power in society, notably the state, to advance mutually acceptable interests. Demonstrating the value of a reconsideration of media roles, Normative Theories of the Media provides a sturdy foundation for subsequent discussions of the changing media landscape and what it portends for democratic ideals.

Author : John C. Nerone
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0252064704

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Last Rights by John C. Nerone Pdf

Written by William E. Berry, Sandra Braman, Clifford Christians, Thomas G. Guback, Steven J. Helle, Louis W. Liebovich, John C. Nerone, and Kim B. Rotzoll In Last Rights, eight communications scholars at the University of Illinois critique and expand on an influential classic that has been used as text or whipping boy in communications and journalism classes since the mid-1950s.The authors argue that Four Theories of the Press, now in its fourteenth printing, spoke to and for a world beset by a cold war that no longer exists. They also praise it for its value both as a curricular vehicle providing an alternative way of looking at the press and society and as a tool to help scholars and laypeople grapple with contradictions in classical liberalism. As much about the present and future as it is about the past, Last Rights also raises questions about the electronic superhighway, underscoring major changes that have taken place in communications systems and society since publication of the best-selling Four Theories.

Author : Robert S. Fortner,P. Mark Fackler
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 1008 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2014-03-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781118770009

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The Handbook of Media and Mass Communication Theory by Robert S. Fortner,P. Mark Fackler Pdf

The Handbook of Media and Mass Communication Theory presents a comprehensive collection of original essays that focus on all aspects of current and classic theories and practices relating to media and mass communication. Focuses on all aspects of current and classic theories and practices relating to media and mass communication Includes essays from a variety of global contexts, from Asia and the Middle East to the Americas Gives niche theories new life in several essays that use them to illuminate their application in specific contexts Features coverage of a wide variety of theoretical perspectives Pays close attention to the use of theory in understanding new communication contexts, such as social media 2 Volumes Volumes are aslo available for individual purchase

Author : Fred S. Siebert,Theodore Peterson,Wilbur Schramm
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : Basın
ISBN : OCLC:1024427922

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Four Theories of the Press by Fred S. Siebert,Theodore Peterson,Wilbur Schramm Pdf

The authoritarian theory; The libertarian theory; The social responsability theory; The soviet communist theory.

Author : Raymond Allen Morrow,Carlos Alberto Torres
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1995-03-09
Category : Education
ISBN : 0791422526

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Social Theory and Education by Raymond Allen Morrow,Carlos Alberto Torres Pdf

This book summarizes and critiques theories of social and cultural reproduction as they relate to sociology of education.

Author : Denis McQuail
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2002-04-22
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0761972439

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McQuail's Reader in Mass Communication Theory by Denis McQuail Pdf

This text is a companion to McQuail's Mass Communication Theory, but can be used independently. It is a resource of statements drawn from communication studies, media sociology and cultural studies.

Author : Fredrick S. Siebert
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Communication
ISBN : OCLC:775128895

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Four Theories of the Press by Fredrick S. Siebert Pdf