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Political Science Media & Internet

Breaking News?

Politics, Journalism, and Infotainment on Quebec Television

by (author) Frédérick Bastien

translated by Käthe Roth

Publisher
Les Presses de l’Université Laval, UBC Press
Initial publish date
Jan 2018
Category
Media & Internet, Canadian, Media Studies
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780774836852
    Publish Date
    Jan 2018
    List Price
    $125.00
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780774836821
    Publish Date
    Jan 2018
    List Price
    $75.00
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780774836838
    Publish Date
    Aug 2018
    List Price
    $29.95

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Description

In the thousand-channel universe, politicians must find innovative ways to reach citizens via television. Viewership for news and current affairs television programs has dropped dramatically. Meanwhile, the rise of programming that blends information with entertainment – infotainment – on French Canadian television has provided new opportunities for today’s politicians. Breaking News? traces the development of infotainment and exposes the impact of these kinds of programs on modern political communication. Though not without its controversies, infotainment ultimately makes a positive contribution to democratic life by piquing the audience’s interest in public affairs and motivating it to pay more attention to political news in general.

About the authors

Frédérick Bastien's profile page

Kathe Roth was born in Montréal and now lives in Saint-Lazare, Québec. She has been a literary translator and editor for more than twenty-five years. Her work includes over thirty translated books and essays of literary non-fiction on various subjects, including art, architecture, economics, history, and sociology, as well as fiction. She was a finalist for the Governor General Award for literary translation in 1993 for “The Last Cod Fish” by Pol Chantraine. She is a member of the Literary Translators Association of Canada.

Käthe Roth's profile page