THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF FAIRNESS - NEWS-REPORTING IS SUBORDINATED TO ENTERTAINMENT

Authors
Citation
J. Squires, THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF FAIRNESS - NEWS-REPORTING IS SUBORDINATED TO ENTERTAINMENT, Media studies journal, 12(2), 1998, pp. 66
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Social Issues",Communication
Journal title
ISSN journal
10577416
Volume
12
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Database
ISI
SICI code
1057-7416(1998)12:2<66:TIOF-N>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
''Even the worst individual case of unfairness does not approach the l evel of injustice being perpetrated by the information industry as a w hole,'' argues a former political writer and editor. ''What could be m ore unfair to citizens than the outright corruption of journalism, whi ch takes place dairy in all quarters of the so-called news media?''