News on the Internet

Zusatztext Through impeccable research! Tewksbury and Rittenberg confirm what many have assumed: in an age in which markets are scattered and the Internet serves niche audiences! fragmented! polarized! and democratized audiences choose the sites and news they ingest. ... Highly recommended. Informationen zum Autor David Tewksbury is Associate Professor of Communication at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Jason Rittenberg is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Communication at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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.

Through impeccable research, Tewksbury and Rittenberg confirm what many have assumed: in an age in which markets are scattered and the Internet serves niche audiences, fragmented, polarized, and democratized audiences choose the sites and news they ingest. ... Highly recommended.

Autorentext
David Tewksbury is Associate Professor of Communication at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Jason Rittenberg is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Communication at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Klappentext

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.

Inhalt

Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Shifting Audiences Chapter 3 Offline and Online News Content Chapter 4 News Specialization and Segmentation Chapter 5 Selecting News Online Chapter 6 Learning from Online News Chapter 7 Fragmentation and Polarization of the Audience Chapter 8 Information Democratization Chapter 9 Online News and Public Affairs Notes References Index