No news is good news: what you see and what you don't get to see / Syed Alwi Shahab

Shahab, Syed Alwi (2008) No news is good news: what you see and what you don't get to see / Syed Alwi Shahab. Journal of Media and Information Warfare (JMIW), 1. pp. 169-176. ISSN 1985-563X

Abstract

Spreading the truth is certainly not the first commitment of the news system. The news is supposed to tell us accurately about the world beyond our view, but what it does is to give a distorted account of the world beyond our view. Why is this the case? Why is truth least uppermost in the selection of news stories? What kind of warp is there
to the news? What does the circulation of this sort of material do for the society it is supposed to serve and inform? What is the real function of the news? This paper will explore and discuss such questions.

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Shahab, Syed Alwi
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Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BJ Ethics > Truthfulness and falsehood
P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics > Communication. Mass media
P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > Journalism. The periodical press, etc. Press > Attribution of news. Reporters and reporting
Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam > Faculty of Communication and Media Studies > Centre for Media and Information Warfare Studies (CMIWS)
Journal or Publication Title: Journal of Media and Information Warfare (JMIW)
UiTM Journal Collections: UiTM Journal > Journal of Media and Information Warfare (JMIW)
ISSN: 1985-563X
Volume: 1
Page Range: pp. 169-176
Keywords: News; Media; Information; Truth
Date: 2008
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/13666
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