What is happening to news : the information explosion and the crisis in journalism /

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Author / Creator:Fuller, Jack.
Imprint:Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2010.
Description:1 online resource (xiii, 214 pages)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11214391
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ISBN:9780226268996
0226268993
9786612584725
6612584726
9780226268989
0226268985
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-206) and index.
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Summary:Across America, newspapers that have defined their cities for over a century are rapidly failing, their circulations plummeting even as opinion-soaked Web outlets like the Huffington Post thrive. Meanwhile, nightly news programs shock viewers with stories of horrific crime and celebrity scandal, while the smug sarcasm and shouting of pundits like Glenn Beck and Keith Olbermann dominate cable television. Is it any wonder that young people are turning away from the news entirely, trusting comedians like Jon Stewart as their primary source of information on current events?In the face of all the p.
Other form:Print version: Fuller, Jack. What is happening to news . Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©2010 9780226268989