Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-202) and index.
Contents:
Order, disorder, and the news media in western society: whose side are they on? The dark side of the media: news as control communication -- Two theories of news: the civic model and the conflict discourse systems model -- The news act: news analysis and semiotic theory -- News and law as conflict communication systems -- News in extra-textual terrain -- Policy talk: in law, on the street, and on television -- Order, disorder, and the news media in western society: whose side are they on?
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