Overview

"News consumers made cynical by sensationalist banners--""AMERICA STRIKES BACK,"" ""THE TERROR OF ANTHRAX""--and lurid leads might be surprised to learn that in 1690, the newspaper Publick Occurrences gossiped about the sexual indiscretions of French royalty or seasoned the story of missing children by adding that ""barbarous Indians were lurking about"" before the disappearance. Surprising, too, might be the media's steady adherence to, if continual tugging at, its philosophical and ethical moorings. These 39 essays, written and edited by the nation's leading professors of journalism, cover the theory and practice of print, radio, and TV news reporting. Politics and partisanship, press and the government, gender and the press corps, presidential coverage, war reportage, technology and news gathering, sensationalism: each subject is treated individually. Appropriate for interested lay persons, students, professors and reporters. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here."

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Author:   W. David Sloan ,  Lisa Mullikin Parcell
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.676kg
ISBN:  

9780786413713

ISBN 10:   0786413719
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   24 April 2002
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Preface     1. The Purposes of Journalism     2. Politics and Partisanship    3. The Press and Government    4. Concepts of News    5. Ethics    6. Press Criticism    7. Characteristics of Journalists     8. Training and Education of Journalists    9. Women in Journalism    10. Publishers    11. Economics, Business, and Financial Motivations    12. Mergers, Chains, Monopoly, and Competition    13. Freedom of the Press     14. Press Rights and Laws    15. News Gathering    16. Cooperative News Gathering    17. Coverage of Washington    18. The Press and U.S. Presidents    19. Coverage of Political Campaigns     20. Coverage of Crime    21. Coverage of Sports    22. Investigative Journalism    23. Reform Journalism, Exposés, and Crusading    24. The Press and War    25. War Coverage    26. Foreign Correspondence    27. Objectivity    28. Sensationalism and Tabloidism    29. Radio Journalism    30. Television News    31. News Writing Structure and Style    32. Editorial Writing    33. Newspaper Design    34. Newspaper Illustrations    35. Photojournalism    36. Cartoons, Comics, and Caricature    37. Technologies of News Gathering and Transmissio    38. Printing Technologies    Contributors     Index    

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solid...comprehensive...excellent supplementary reading --<i>Choice</i>; 39 essays, each providing a historical overview of an important aspect of journalism history --<i>Library Journal.</i>

Author Information

Author and editor of numerous books W. David Sloan is retired from teaching journalism at the University of Alabama. He lives in Northport, Alabama. Lisa Mullikin Parcell, is a professor of communication at Wichita State University.

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