The News Revolution in England Cultural Dynamics of Daily Information |
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| Author:
| Sommerville, C. John |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-510667-1 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 1996 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $200.00 |
Book Description:
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This is the first book to analyse the essential feature of periodical media, which is their periodicity. Having to sell the next issue as well as the present one alters the relation between authors and readers--or customers--and subtly shapes the way that everything is reported. The story of the first century of periodical production in England shows how soon the public acquired a news consciousness which was at odds with the "print consciousness" which Marshal McLuhan described.
This is the first book to analyse the essential feature of periodical media, which is their periodicity. Having to sell the next issue as well as the present one alters the relation between authors and readers--or customers--and subtly shapes the way that everything is reported. The story of the first century of periodical production in England shows how soon the public acquired a news consciousness which was at odds with the "print consciousness" which Marshal McLuhan described.