review: stefan frerichs (2000). bausteine einer systemischen nachrichtentheorie. konstruktives chaos und chaotische konstruktionen [elements of a systemic news-theory. constructive chaos and chaotic constructions]
;Martin Welker
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)2002Vol. 3pp. -
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Abstract
The book provides an analysis of the news-industry from a rather fresh point of view. Well-established models like the gate-keeper or agenda-setting-model are criticized as insufficient to deal, for example, with the phenomenon of unexpected incidents. By the means of chaos-theory the author examines the production of news and the organization of editorial staffs. He opens the door for a rethinking of the journalist's and editor's work. However, there is no empirical support and no in-depth-analysis of a chaos-conceptual news-theory.
URN: urn:nbn:de:0114-fqs0204323