Trust Ownership and the Future of News

Media Moguls and White Knights
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-349-47495-0
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 311 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 410 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

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

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.