本书是美国著名社会学家罗伯特·帕克关于新闻研究的文集。全书包含9篇文章,收录于帕克的论文集Society: Collective Behavior, News and Opinion, and Sociology andModern Society。本书选译的9篇文章来自该论文集的第二部分Newsand Opinion,这一组论文分别题为:(1)《作为一种知识的新闻》(News as a form ofknowledge,1940);(2)《报纸的自然历史》(The natural history ofthe newspaper,1925);(3)《新闻与人情味故事》(News and the humaninterest story,1940);(4)《新闻与报界权力》(News and the power of thepress,1941);(5)《士气与新闻》(Morale and the news,1941);(6)《舆论与社会服务》(Public opinion and socialservice,1918);(7)《移民社群与移民报刊》(Immigrant community andimmigrant press,1925);(8)《外语报刊》(Foreign language press,1920);(9)《美国的报纸文献》(American newspaperliterature,1927)。最后一篇是有关美国的报纸研究文献,其余篇章则关乎新闻、报刊与舆论等主题。这组论文中所蕴含的思想观点及其启发性并不逊色于帕克的最广为人知的作品《移民报刊及其控制》,甚至可以说,它们在思想性方面比这部专著还更为多元和丰富。
PARTTWO:NewsandOpinion
Chapter7 News as a Form of Knowledge
Chapter8 Natural History of the Newspaper
Chapter9 News and the Human Interest Story
Chapter10 News and the Power of the Press
Chapter11 Morale and the News
Chapter12 Public Opinion and Social Service
Chapter13 Immigrant Community and Immigrant Press
Chapter14 Foreign Language Press
Chapter15 American Newspaper Literature