In the thirty years since CNN launched the first 24-hour television news service, an ever-growing army of dedicated channels has arrived on the scene. This grounbreaking edited collection is the first to explore the genre of rolling television news cahnnels. Coverage in and of key regions of the world---including North and South America, Europe, Australia, China, India, and the Middle East---is examined by leading international scholars. The Rise of 24-Hour News Television invites readers to explore the diverse ways in which round-the-clock news channels have reshaped the genre of news and, in a broader sense, the impact they have had on democracy itself.<BR><BR>"This outstanding collection by Cushion and Lewis is the first sustained effort to analytically address this broad genre as a whole and to elucidate its impact."---Professor Peter Dahlgren, Lund University, Sweden<BR><BR>"De-westernising journalism studies in an intelligent way, this book deserves to be read around the world."---Professor James Curran, Goldsmiths, University of London, United Kingdom<BR><BR>"This outstanding new collection gives us both historical insight and geographical and intellectual diversity---stay tuned."---Professor Toby Miller, University of California at Riverside, United States<BR><BR>"This panoramic, global work is smart, thoughtful, and exhaustive...I am mightily impressed by the laser focus and scholarship."---Howard Rosenberg, co-author of No Time to Think: The Menace of Media Speed and the 24-hour News Cycle