Breaking 'News': Majority Can't Define Mass Communication

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  • Author(s): Ells, Kevin
  • Language:
    English
  • Source:
    Journalism and Mass Communication Educator. Mar 2019 74(1):92-101.
  • Publication Date:
    2019
  • Document Type:
    Journal Articles
    Reports - Evaluative
  • Additional Information
    • Availability:
      SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: http://sagepub.com
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      10
    • Subject Terms:
      Mass Media; News Media; Definitions; Journalism Education; Audiences; Journalism
    • Accession Number:
      10.1177/1077695818756738
    • ISSN:
      1077-6958
    • Abstract:
      Current communication textbooks proffer conflicting, vague, or incomplete definitions of the core concepts of "mass communication" and "news," contributing to confusion among students, and subsequently in the public sphere, of what experts in the field mean when discussing news and mass media. The analysis in this article disentangles a clear definition of mass communication from the related concepts of mass media and mediated communication, as well as clearly differentiating the concept of "news" from the adjacent concepts of journalism and entertainment. Discussion concludes with implications for communication education and improved public understanding of the field.
    • Abstract:
      As Provided
    • Number of References:
      14
    • Publication Date:
      2019
    • Accession Number:
      EJ1206417