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Overview
- Thematic study of the history of journalism, examining the role of journalism in democracy, the influence of new technology, the challenge of balancing ethical values, and the role of the audience
- Charts the influence of the historical press for today’s news in print, broadcast, and new media
- Situates journalism in a rich cultural context with lively examples and case studies that bring the subject alive for contemporary readers
- Provides a comparative analysis of American, British, and international journalism
- Helpful feature boxes on important figures and case studies enhance student understanding of the development of journalism and news as we know it today, providing a convenient springboard for follow-up work.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781444395365 |
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Publisher: | Wiley |
Publication date: | 03/21/2011 |
Sold by: | JOHN WILEY & SONS |
Format: | eBook |
Pages: | 352 |
File size: | 747 KB |
About the Author
Nick Nuttall is senior lecturer and MA program leader at the University of Lincoln School of Journalism. He worked for many years in East Africa, the Middle East and Cyprus, writing on travel and communication issues. He has authored a chapter on Truman Capote and New Journalism for The Journalistic Imagination (2007) as well as a chapter on investigative journalism for the latest edition of The Newspapers Handbook (2006). His research interests include New Journalism, press history, and the gonzo journalism of Hunter S. Thompson.
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Table of Contents
Preface: How To Use the Book and Summary of Sections viiiAcknowledgments xiv
Introduction: The Uses and Abuses of History: Why Bother With It1
Part I: Journalism and Democracy: A Sibling Rivalry? 13
1 A Right To Know 15
Résumé: Walter Lippmann 19
Résumés: The Founding Fathers 23
FactFile: The Development of Rights and Liberties 26
2 The Road Not Taken 30
Résumé: Tom Paine 35
FactFile: Anthony Haswell and Freedom of the Press 38
Résumé: Edward Smith Hall – An Australian Pioneer 41
FactFile: Habermas and the Changing Public Sphere 44
FactFile: The Lincoln–Douglas Debates 48
3 Digging the Dirt 55
Résumé: Lincoln Steffens 59
Résumé: S. S. McClure 60
Résumé: John Dewey 66
Résumé: Henry Luce 70
4 Spinning a Good Yarn and Developing Community 75
FactFile: The Pseudo-Event 82
Résumé: Ivy Lee 85
Résumé: Edward Bernays 86
FactFile: Neoliberalism’s Threat to Community 88
Part II: Technology, Work, and Business: Is Journalism More Than Just a Job? 97
5 Changing Roles in a Changing World 99
FactFile: The Cold Type Revolution 101
Résumé: Lord Beaverbrook 104
Résumé: Charles Dana 107
Résumé: William Cobbett 110
Résumé: John Stuart Mill 111
6 A New Journalism For A New Age 120
Résumé: Joseph Pulitzer 121
Résumé: Alfred Harmsworth, Lord Northcliffe 123
Résumé: E. L. Godkin 126
FactFile: Appeal to Reason 132
FactFile: Ida M. Tarbell and Standard Oil 134
7 He Who Pays The Piper 140
FactFile: Advertising, Class, and the Daily Herald 142
FactFile: Forza Italia 143
FactFile: The Broadcast Reform Movement, 1928-35 149
FactFile: Edward R. Murrow and See It Now 151
8 A Power Worth Fighting For 160
FactFile: Rupert Murdoch and News Corporation 162
FactFile: Cable News Network and the "CNN Effect" 164
Part III: Ethics: A Matter of Judgment? 173
9 Private and Confidential? 175
FactFile: Privacy Codes in the United States 183
FactFile: Privacy Codes in Great Britain 185
10 Fakes, Rakes, and "On The Take" 200
FactFile: Faking It 210
Part IV: Audience: Citizen Consumer or Consumer Citizen? 219
11 Finding an Audience 221
FactFile: News Values 225
FactFile: Joe and Jolene Sixpack 231
Résumé: George Newnes 239
Résumé: C. P. Scott and the Manchester Guardian 242
12 How Audiences Rewrote the Script 247
FactFile: La Fronde 253
FactFile: Le Petit Journal 256
FactFile: Audience Reaction to W. T. Stead's "Maiden Tribute of Modern Babylon" 265
13 Watching and Listening 272
FactFile: Leo Lowenthal and Celebrity "Idols" 276
FactFile: Measuring the Audience 281
Résumé: Marshall McLuhan 286
Part V: Conclusion: A Future History 297
14 Paper Tigers? 299
Résumé: Paul Julius Reuter 303
FactFile: The "Net Benefit to Canada" Test 306
Index 317
What People are Saying About This
"An invaluable book for integration of recent developments into media history; brilliantly links past and present, journalism and society through exploring personalization, globalization, localization, pauperization as hallmarks of modern journalism."—Hazel Dicken-Garcia, Professor Emerita, University of Minnesota
"Jane Chapman and Nick Nuttall have written an introduction to journalism that is highly original and provocative. It is well worth reading and should be mandatory for anyone with an interest in the subject."—Robert W. McChesney, co-author, The Death and Life of American Journalism