The rise and fall of the media establishment /
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| Author / Creator: | West, Darrell M., 1954- |
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| Imprint: | Boston : Bedford/St. Martin's, c2001. |
| Description: | xiii, 140 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4714489 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- About The Author
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The Partisan Media
- Dueling Newspapers: Hamilton versus Jefferson
- The Alien and Sedition Laws
- The Jeffersonian Era
- The Jacksonian Revolution
- The Weakness of the Partisan Press
- 3. The Commercial Media
- The Impact of Technology on News Transmission
- The Rise of Independent Editors
- The Challenge of Slavery
- The Civil War
- Reconstruction
- The Emergence of Pulitzer and Hearst
- The Spanish-American War of 1898
- The Media and Nation Building at the Turn of the Twentieth Century
- 4. The Objective Media
- The Rise of Objectivity
- The Progressive Movement
- World War II
- The Expansion of Mass Education following the War
- The Evaluation of Scholars
- The Case of Vietnam
- The Watergate Scandal
- The Pinnacle of Source Credibility
- 5. The Interpretive Media
- The Shift to Interpretation
- The Rise of News Analysis
- Ad Watches
- Political Punditry
- The William Kennedy Smith Trial
- The Hill-Thomas Hearings
- Impact on Media Credibility
- 6. The Fragmented Media
- Fragmentation of the Media Marketplace
- The Role of Murdoch and Turner in Fragmenting the Media
- The Rise of the World Wide Web
- The Decline of Homogeneous News Coverage
- The O. J. Simpson Trials
- The Clinton Sex Scandals
- The Death of John F. Kennedy, Jr.
- Backlash against the Media
- 7. The Future of the Media
- The Declining Power of the Media Establishment
- The Erosion of Media Professionalism
- Protection in Large Numbers
- Risks Facing the Fragmented Media
- Future Scenarios for the Mass Media
- Conclusion: The Crucial Media Role in Democracy
- Appendix
- Index
