The sociology of news production

Making News: A Study in the Construction of Reality.

Todd Gitlin, Gaye Tuchman · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1980 · 2.7K citations

Social Sciences, Communication, Political Communication +10

Objectivity as Strategic Ritual: An Examination of Newsmen's Notions of Objectivity

Gaye Tuchman · American Journal of Sociology · 1972 · 1.7K citations

Social Sciences, Communication, Communication Theory +12

The “Gate Keeper”: A Case Study in the Selection of News

David Manning White · Journalism Quarterly · 1950 · 1.2K citations

Social Sciences, Communication, Mass Communication +16

Social Control in the Newsroom: A Functional Analysis

Warren Breed · Social Forces · 1955 · 937 citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Psychology, Social Psychology +7

News as Purposive Behavior: On the Strategic Use of Routine Events, Accidents, and Scandals

Harvey Molotch, Marilyn Lester · American Sociological Review · 1974 · 824 citations

Social Sciences, Communication, Communication Theory +12