Overview

Explores how journalists think and talk about changes in the news environment, with a focus on the increase in opinion and commentary. From News to Talk examines what journalists think about the movement toward often opinionated, sometimes uncivil, talk in news. It provides an important intervention in debates about the future of news by investigating what journalists themselves perceive as the forces affecting this movement, the effects of this shift on audiences and political culture, and how the movement from news to talk affects their roles and authority in society. Drawing on more than thirty interviews with journalists and other industry professionals and a decade of published journalistic materials, Kimberly Meltzer uncovers the technological, economic, cultural, and political forces affecting the movement toward opinion and commentary-or talk-in television, online, print, and radio news. From CNN's Brian Stelter, to Fox Business Network's Maria Bartiromo, the Washington Post's Paul Farhi, and many other journalists from CBS, USA Today, POLITICO, and HuffPost, the interviewees are key figures in journalism. Her analysis centers around several key case studies, including the increase in opinionated talking heads on television and the ushering in of a new era of talk and entertainment programs, the strategy by CNN to broaden its definition of news by adding non-news programs, and the bevy of star journalists starting their own self-branded sites.

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Author:   Kimberly Meltzer
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   State University of New York Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.372kg
ISBN:  

9781438473482

ISBN 10:   1438473486
Pages:   270
Publication Date:   02 January 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"Preface Acknowledgments List of Interviews Conducted with Journalists 1. Journalism in the Current Era How Journalists Dealt with the Rhetoric of Trump and Others during the 2016 Election Cycle What Journalists Said after the 2016 Election Why Examine Journalistic Discourse? Journalists as Communities of Practice 2. The Increase in Talk in News Journalistic Models Has Opinion in News Increased? Opinion Journalism Is Increasing through Journalists' Social Media Use Why Has Opinion in News Increased? CNN's (Jeff Zucker's) Strategy to ""Diversify"" Programming Journalists Starting Their Own Self-Branded Sites 3. Journalists’ Perspectives on Incivility and Opinion in Digital News Media Definitions of Civility Research about Civility, Politics, and Journalism Method Analysis Discussion 4. Journalists' Perspectives on Opinion, Commentary, and Incivility in All Types of News Reasons for the Increase in Incivility, Uncivil Tone of Political Discourse in Media Differences in Opinion and Commentary According to Medium Increases in Opinion and Commentary Are Positive or Neutral Opinion and Commentary from Regular People/Bloggers/ Citizen Journalists through Social Media Are More Important than What's Coming From, or Through the Filter of, Legacy/Big Media Not Concerned for the Audience because of Opinion in News Concerned for the Audience because of Incivility in News Not Concerned about Incivility Concern about Incivility from/perpetuated by Audiences, Regular People Not Concerned with Uncivil Comments from Users/Audience Whether Bad or Good, the Heated and Uncivil Expression of Opinion Has Been Around for a Long Time Lack of Labeling Content as Opinion Can Be Concerning for Audiences Increases in Opinion and Commentary Have Negative Impacts A Generational Difference? Calling It ""Point-of-View Journalism""; or Similar, rather than Opinion or Commentary How Journalists Who Provide Opinionated Content Think of Themselves and Their Own Work 5. Opinion ≠ Incivility: The Case of PBS's Brooks and Shields Mediated Political Discourse Method Findings Discussion: How Do We Account for Civility? Conclusion 6. Symbolic or Just Coincidence: How Journalists Made Sense of Katie's, Anderson's, and Brian's Talk Show Experiments Analysis Why Didn't Katie's, Anderson's, and Brian's New Programs Work? The Brian Williams Scandal 7. Journalists' Thoughts about the Future of News Opinion Is Here to Stay Personalization of News Will Continue The Notoriety and Brand of Individual Journalists The Success and Survival of Different News Mediums Predictions about the Future of Newspapers 8. Where We Go from Here Avenues for Future Research, and Implications Notes Bibliography Index"

Reviews

Because Meltzer goes straight to the sources behind modern journalism, readers are afforded valuable and oft-overlooked insights into the individual thought processes behind the creation of news. With minimal, to-the-point commentary on interviews, this book provides a great resource for media, political science, and journalism scholars interested in understanding both the shift itself and the voices behind the changing news industry. - Mass Communication and Society ...concisely structured in clear and readable language, From News to Talk should embrace a wider audience, which will arouse great interest among those who are committed to studies in sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, communication and mass media, American history, and so on ... the scope of this book reaches far beyond mass media studies ... This illuminating and informative book is readily intelligible to general readers, students, and researchers. - International Journal of Communication This is an important work of journalistic scholarship that will influence future generations of journalists and teachers of journalism. It is grounded in historical and theoretical contexts while providing a novel approach to understanding an important issue through a practical lens-through the eyes of journalists. - Lea Hellmueller, author of The Washington, DC Media Corps in the 21st Century: The Source-Correspondent Relationship

""Because Meltzer goes straight to the sources behind modern journalism, readers are afforded valuable and oft-overlooked insights into the individual thought processes behind the creation of news. With minimal, to-the-point commentary on interviews, this book provides a great resource for media, political science, and journalism scholars interested in understanding both the shift itself and the voices behind the changing news industry."" — Mass Communication and Society ""…concisely structured in clear and readable language, From News to Talk should embrace a wider audience, which will arouse great interest among those who are committed to studies in sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, communication and mass media, American history, and so on … the scope of this book reaches far beyond mass media studies … This illuminating and informative book is readily intelligible to general readers, students, and researchers."" — International Journal of Communication ""This is an important work of journalistic scholarship that will influence future generations of journalists and teachers of journalism. It is grounded in historical and theoretical contexts while providing a novel approach to understanding an important issue through a practical lens—through the eyes of journalists."" — Lea Hellmueller, author of The Washington, DC Media Corps in the 21st Century: The Source-Correspondent Relationship

...concisely structured in clear and readable language, From News to Talk should embrace a wider audience, which will arouse great interest among those who are committed to studies in sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, communication and mass media, American history, and so on ... the scope of this book reaches far beyond mass media studies ... This illuminating and informative book is readily intelligible to general readers, students, and researchers. - International Journal of Communication This is an important work of journalistic scholarship that will influence future generations of journalists and teachers of journalism. It is grounded in historical and theoretical contexts while providing a novel approach to understanding an important issue through a practical lens-through the eyes of journalists. - Lea Hellmueller, author of The Washington, DC Media Corps in the 21st Century: The Source-Correspondent Relationship

Author Information

Kimberly Meltzer is Associate Professor of Communication and Chair of the Department of Communication at Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia. She is the author of TV News Anchors and Journalistic Tradition: How Journalists Adapt to Technology.

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