The study of news

Abstract

With intellectual convergence between the information and communication professions, there is an increasing need to understand the construction and dissemination of news, a product common to both domains. Discusses major approaches to the study of news. Identifies sources useful for the study of news in the context of higher education library and information studies courses. Defines news as product and process as socially constructed, sourced and created within complex organizational frameworks. It is an ongoing professional responsibility for information specialists to investigate news as information made up of fact and opinion, objectivity and bias.

Citation

Hannabuss, S. (1995), "The study of news", Library Management, Vol. 16 No. 1, pp. 29-35. https://doi.org/10.1108/01435129510076204