"Foreign News" gives us a fascinating, behind-the-scenes look into
the practices of the global tribe we call foreign correspondents.
Exploring how they work, Ulf Hannerz also compares the ways
correspondents and anthropologists report from one part of the
world to another.
Hannerz draws on extensive interviews with correspondents in cities
as diverse as Jerusalem, Tokyo, and Johannesburg. He shows not only
how different story lines evolve in different correspondent beats,
but also how the correspondents' home country and personal
interests influence the stories they write. Reporting can go well
beyond coverage of a specific event, using the news instead to
reveal deeper insights into a country or a people to link them to
long-term trends or structures of global significance. Ultimately,
Hannerz argues that both anthropologists and foreign correspondents
can learn from each other in their efforts to educate a public
about events and peoples far beyond our homelands.
The result of nearly a decade's worth of work, "Foreign News" is a
provocative study that will appeal to both general readers and
those concerned with globalization.
General
Imprint: |
University of Chicago Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
The Lewis Henry Morgan Lecture Series |
Release date: |
2004 |
First published: |
December 2003 |
Authors: |
Ulf Hannerz
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Dimensions: |
23 x 16 x 2mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
296 |
Edition: |
2nd Ed. |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-226-31575-1 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Sociology, social studies >
General
|
LSN: |
0-226-31575-4 |
Barcode: |
9780226315751 |
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