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OverviewIf American journalism were a religion, as it has been called, then its supreme deity would be ""objectivity."" The high priests of the profession worship the concept, while the iconoclasts of advocacy journalism, new journalism, and cyberjournalism consider objectivity a golden calf. Meanwhile, a groundswell of tabloids and talk shows and the increasing infringement of market concerns make a renewed discussion of the validity, possibility, and aim of objectivity a crucial pursuit. Despite its position as the orbital sun of journalistic ethics, objectivity--until now--has had no historian. David T. Z. Mindich reaches back to the nineteenth century to recover the lost history and meaning of this central tenet of American journalism. His book draws on high profile cases, showing the degree to which journalism and its evolving commitment to objectivity alteredand in some cases limited--the public's understanding of events and issues. Mindich devotes each chapter to a particular component of this ethicdetachment, nonpartisanship, the inverted pyramid style, facticity, and balance. Through this combination of history and cultural criticism, Mindich provides a profound meditation on the structure, promise, and limits of objectivity in the age of cybermedia. Full Product DetailsAuthor: David T.Z. MindichPublisher: New York University Press Imprint: New York University Press Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.295kg ISBN: 9780814756140ISBN 10: 081475614 Pages: 200 Publication Date: 01 July 2000 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Professional & Vocational Replaced By: 9780814756133 Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsFew issues are as central to our understanding of journalism as the debate over objectivity. In this original and engaging book, David Mindich extends our understanding of it in many directions. -Mitchell Stephens,author of A History of News There is a growing unhappiness about the direction of news coverage. Readers and viewers want 'objectivity' back. The first step toward doing that is to understand where 'objective' journalism came from in the first place. Just the Facts is a good place to begin. -Jonathan Alter,The Washington Monthly Taking a fresh, panoramic view of objectivity, David Mindich improves our understanding of a key journalistic concept. This perceptive book offers both intriguing stories and a helpful historical framework for current debates on press performance. -Jeffery Smith,University of Iowa Refreshing, imaginative and thoughtful, David Mindich here reveals intriguing pictures of America's past as he probes terrain generally obscured beneath unquestioned generalizations. He takes readers on a guided tour of nineteenth-century American culture and journalism as he explores changes in print news structure and presentation through a focus on reportage of major events and ideas across nearly seven decades. -Hazel Dicken-Garcia,Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Minnesota Superb... Mindich links history to contemporary practice by examining the current debate about objectivity through his 100-year-old lens. -Steve Weinberg,The Christian Science Monitor <p> There is a growing unhappiness about the direction of news coverage. Readers and viewers want 'objectivity' back. The first step toward doing that is to understand where 'objective' journalism came from in the first place. Just the Facts is a good place to begin. -Jonathan Alter, The Washington Monthly <p> Superb. . . . Mindich links history to contemporary practice by examining the current debate about objectivity through his 100-year-old lens. ( <p> Superb. . . . Mindich links history to contemporary practice by examining the current debate about objectivity through his 100-year-old lens. )-(Steve Weinberg), ( The Christian Science Monitor ) Author InformationA former assignment editor for CNN, DAVID MINDICH has also written for the Wall Street Journal, New York magazine, the Christian Science Monitor, and New York Newsday. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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