Download or read book When News Was New written by Terhi Rantanen and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-04-27 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When News was New investigates how news has re-invented itself at different historical moments--from medieval storytellers to 19th century telegraph news agencies to 21st century bloggers. Tracks the evolution of news through history Explores the regular reconstruction of news, the salability of news, and whether objectivity matters Provides an innovative approach to the history of news; clear, succinct writing; and effective use of photographs, maps, and tables which have strong appeal to the student reader Offers a new way of understanding news in our history and culture