Market matters: How market driven is The Newsroom?

Market matters: How market driven is The Newsroom?

This study examines whether the award-winning news show The Newsroom depicted on HBO practises what John McManus defined as market-driven journalism. McManus posited that organizations practising market-driven journalism compete in the four markets he describes in his market theory for news producti...

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Veröffentlicht in:Critical studies in television 2016-03, Vol.11 (1), p.41-58
Hauptverfasser: Ferrucci, Patrick, Painter, Chad E
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Economic theory
Journalism
Markets
McManus, John
News
Television news
Television programs
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Zusammenfassung:This study examines whether the award-winning news show The Newsroom depicted on HBO practises what John McManus defined as market-driven journalism. McManus posited that organizations practising market-driven journalism compete in the four markets he describes in his market theory for news production. This study found that The Newsroom depicts an organization that does indeed practise market-driven journalism, with results interpreted through the lens of market theory for news production.
ISSN:1749-6020
1749-6039
DOI:10.1177/1749602015618633