本書是美國(guó)著名社會(huì)學(xué)家羅伯特·帕克關(guān)于新聞研究的文集。全書包含9篇文章,收錄于帕克的論文集Society: Collective Behavior, News and Opinion, and Sociology andModern Society。本書選譯的9篇文章來自該論文集的第二部分Newsand Opinion,這一組論文分別題為:(1)《作為一種知識(shí)的新聞》(News as a form ofknowledge,1940);(2)《報(bào)紙的自然歷史》(The natural history ofthe newspaper,1925);(3)《新聞與人情味故事》(News and the humaninterest story,1940);(4)《新聞與報(bào)界權(quán)力》(News and the power of thepress,1941);(5)《士氣與新聞》(Morale and the news,1941);(6)《輿論與社會(huì)服務(wù)》(Public opinion and socialservice,1918);(7)《移民社群與移民報(bào)刊》(Immigrant community andimmigrant press,1925);(8)《外語(yǔ)報(bào)刊》(Foreign language press,1920);(9)《美國(guó)的報(bào)紙文獻(xiàn)》(American newspaperliterature,1927)。最后一篇是有關(guān)美國(guó)的報(bào)紙研究文獻(xiàn),其余篇章則關(guān)乎新聞、報(bào)刊與輿論等主題。這組論文中所蘊(yùn)含的思想觀點(diǎn)及其啟發(fā)性并不遜色于帕克的最廣為人知的作品《移民報(bào)刊及其控制》,甚至可以說,它們?cè)谒枷胄苑矫姹冗@部專著還更為多元和豐富。
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