Trust Ownership and the Future of News

Media Moguls and White Knights
2014. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-137-36943-7
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 311 Seiten, Format (B × H): 142 mm x 218 mm, Gewicht: 5072 g

Crumbling business models mean news media structures must change. Gavin Ellis explores the past and present use of newspaper trusts – drawing on case studies such as the Guardian, the Irish Times and the Pulitzer Prize winning Tampa Bay Times – to make the case for a form of ownership dedicated to sustaining high quality journalism.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ellis, Gavin

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften Journalismus & Presse
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Medien-, Informations und Kommunikationswirtschaft Verlagswesen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Why We Need Public Interest Journalism 2. Journalism's Crisis 3. Media Under Scrutiny 4. Genesis of Media Trusts 5. Keeping it in the Family 6. The Trinity – Origins and Growth 7. Modern White Knights 8. The Electronic Age 9. Conclusions – Possibilities and Realities Endnotes Bibliography Appendices Appendix A: Tables and Graphs Appendix B: Poynter Principles Appendix C: Government-mandated Governance in PSBs Appendix D: Charter of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (extract) Appendix E: Three-dimensional Media Performance Matrix

Über Autor(innen)

Gavin Ellis is a lecturer, media consultant and researcher. A former editor-in-chief of the New Zealand Herald, his career in journalism and media management spans almost half a century. He holds a PhD in political studies from the University of Auckland, New Zealand, where he has also lectured on the news media and on propaganda.