Journalism today: a themed history

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Journalism Today: A Themed History provides a cultural approach to journalism's history through the exploration of overarching concepts, as opposed to a typical chronological overview. Rich with illuminating stories and biographies of key figures, it sheds new light on the relationship between the press and society and how each has shaped the other. Thematic study of the history of journalism, examining the role of journalism in democracy, the influence of new technology, the challenge of balan…

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Title Statements

Full title :Journalism today : a themed history / by Jane L. Chapman and Nick Nuttall.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2011.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Wiley-Blackwell
Place of Publication:Malden, Mass
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2011.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (xiii, 338 pages)

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:1444395351, 9781444395358, 1283408252, 9781283408257
oclc:ocn761284011
LC Classification:PN4815
Dewey Decimal:070.09

Cover; Contents; Halftitle page; Title page; Copyright; Preface: How To Use the Book and Summary of Sections; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Uses and Abuses of History: Why Bother With It?; Part I: Journalism and Democracy: A Sibling Rivalry?; Chapter 1: A Right To Know; Résumé: Walter Lippmann; Résumés: The Founding Fathers; FactFile: The Development of Rights and Liberties; Chapter 2: The Road Not Taken; Résumé: Tom Paine; FactFile: Anthony Haswell and Freedom of the Press; Résumé: Edward Smith Hall -- An Australian Pioneer; FactFile: Habermas and the Changing Public Sphere.

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History journalism Journalism -- History Journalism -- Social aspects Journalisme -- Histoire LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Journali… mass media Mass media -- History Mass media -- Social aspects Médias -- Aspect social Médias -- Histoire Presse -- Aspect social