This instructive and entertaining social history of American newspapers shows that the very idea of impartial, objective news” was the social product of the democratization of political, economic, and social life in the nineteenth century. Professor Schudson analyzes the shifts in reportorial style over the years and explains why the belief among journalists and readers alike that newspapers must be objective still lives on.
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Discovering The News: A Social History Of American Newspapers
This instructive and entertaining social history of American newspapers shows that the very idea of impartial, objective news” was the social product of the democratization of political, economic, and social life in the nineteenth century. Professor Schudson analyzes the shifts in reportorial style over the years and explains why the belief among journalists and readers alike that newspapers must be objective still lives on.
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780786723089 |
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Publisher: | Basic Books |
Publication date: | 02/13/1981 |
Sold by: | Hachette Digital, Inc. |
Format: | eBook |
Pages: | 416 |
File size: | 359 KB |
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