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Narratives of Storytelling Across Cultures demonstrates how meaning
found within interpersonal communication is not universal across
all cultures. Miscommunication can occur when the foundations of
cultural meaning within stories, as told socially and within media,
vary among different cultures. Positioned within the communication
and media field, this book connects issues of societal tension and
political battles to media portrayals, social communication events,
and power dynamics that result when people with different meanings
systems attempt to negotiate "truth" among their competing
narratives. After establishing the theoretical foundation of the
book, contributors provide specific case studies that demonstrate
underlying cultural components and complexities that lead to these
issues. Tony R. DeMars and Gabriel Tait have assembled contributors
with research, experience, and understanding of intercultural
communication challenges in different social groups, allowing the
book to take on a broader scope of intercultural communication.
Scholars of communication, conflict resolution, political science,
sociology, and media studies will find this book particularly
useful.
Narratives of Storytelling Across Cultures demonstrates how meaning
found within interpersonal communication is not universal across
all cultures. Miscommunication can occur when the foundations of
cultural meaning within stories, as told socially and within media,
vary among different cultures. Positioned within the communication
and media field, this book connects issues of societal tension and
political battles to media portrayals, social communication events,
and power dynamics that result when people with different meanings
systems attempt to negotiate "truth" among their competing
narratives. After establishing the theoretical foundation of the
book, contributors provide specific case studies that demonstrate
underlying cultural components and complexities that lead to these
issues. Tony R. DeMars and Gabriel Tait have assembled contributors
with research, experience, and understanding of intercultural
communication challenges in different social groups, allowing the
book to take on a broader scope of intercultural communication.
Scholars of communication, conflict resolution, political science,
sociology, and media studies will find this book particularly
useful.
Americans say that reading, watching, or listening to the news is a
leading cause of stress. Of course journalists, as watchdogs and
public informants, must disseminate information that is inherently
negative, but experts argue that the news media's emphasis on the
problem has had a negative effect on the public, the press itself,
and democracy. At the same time, the past sixty years have seen a
rise of journalistic practices that purport to cover the news
beyond the typical problem-based narrative. These genres of
journalistic reporting are not positive news or fluff reporting:
They are rigorous reporting philosophies and practices that share a
common goal-reporting beyond the problem-based narrative, thereby
exemplifying a commitment to the social responsibility theory of
the press, which asserts that journalists have a duty to consider
society's best interests. However, there is little academic or
professional understanding of these journalistic approaches. As
such, this book provides an in-depth examination of
socially-responsible news reporting practices, such as constructive
journalism, solutions journalism, and peace journalism. Each
chapter focuses on one reporting form, defining it and detailing
its evolution and status among scholars and practitioners, as well
as discussing its known effects and future direction. This edited
volume is the first academic book published on these forms of
reporting in the United States. It provides a comprehensive
resource that explores the theoretical underpinnings of these
journalistic genres that grounds these approaches and allows for a
coherent line of research to follow as these approaches evolve.
Americans say that reading, watching, or listening to the news is a
leading cause of stress. Of course journalists, as watchdogs and
public informants, must disseminate information that is inherently
negative, but experts argue that the news media's emphasis on the
problem has had a negative effect on the public, the press itself,
and democracy. At the same time, the past sixty years have seen a
rise of journalistic practices that purport to cover the news
beyond the typical problem-based narrative. These genres of
journalistic reporting are not positive news or fluff reporting:
They are rigorous reporting philosophies and practices that share a
common goal-reporting beyond the problem-based narrative, thereby
exemplifying a commitment to the social responsibility theory of
the press, which asserts that journalists have a duty to consider
society's best interests. However, there is little academic or
professional understanding of these journalistic approaches. As
such, this book provides an in-depth examination of
socially-responsible news reporting practices, such as constructive
journalism, solutions journalism, and peace journalism. Each
chapter focuses on one reporting form, defining it and detailing
its evolution and status among scholars and practitioners, as well
as discussing its known effects and future direction. This edited
volume is the first academic book published on these forms of
reporting in the United States. It provides a comprehensive
resource that explores the theoretical underpinnings of these
journalistic genres that grounds these approaches and allows for a
coherent line of research to follow as these approaches evolve.
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