Views on the News-Media Literacy in the 21st Century

• In our information-driven society, it's more important than ever before to keep up with the news, but the massive amount of information which reaches us every day can be intimidating. This new textbook looks at how to figure out which news is most relevant and then how to interpret it accurately, through a selection of easy-to-understand essays. Based on the real-life experiences of an American journalist living in Japan, it provides students with knowledge and skills and gives them the means to think for themselves.

Contents

The Never-Ending Challenge / A Brief History of News / Something for Everyone / The Basics of Good Journalism / Television Comes of Age / News? Or Entertainment? / News from the Net / A Matter of Trust / Reading Between the Lines / Buying the News / The Basics of Bad Journalism / Under the Influence / Statistically Speaking / A Slow News Day / A New Approach to the News