Gatekeeping Theory
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Add to Cart- ISBN: 978-0-415-98139-2
- Binding: Paperback (also available in Hardback)
- Published by: Routledge
- Publication Date: 7th April 2009 (Available for Pre-order)
- Pages: 184
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About the Book
Gatekeeping Theory examines one of the most enduring concepts in mass communication scholarship. Simply put, gatekeeping is the process by which the billions of messages that are available in the world get cut down and transformed into the hundreds of messages that reach a given person on a given day. This book offers a critical understanding of how gates and gatekeeping are relevant to today’s media world--from traditional mass media outlets such as television and newspapers to blogs.
About the Author(s)
Pamela J. Shoemaker is the John Ben Snow Professor of Communications at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University. She is author of News Around the World (with Akiba Cohen), How to Build Social Science Theories (with James Tankard and Dominic Lasorsa), and Mediating the Message (with Stephen Reese).
Timothy P. Vos is Assistant Professor of Communication at Seton Hall University.