Newspapers and the Making of Modern America - A History (Hardcover, New)

By investigating specific cases of newspapers in their communities, Newspapers and the Making of Modern America shows the newspaper as an agent of change in the construction and maintenance of community. It develops the theme of a newspaper as a prime mover in enacting policy, supporting development, building neighborhoods, and generally modifying the physical and built environment. Using the newspaper as a window into the study of the twentieth century, the book shows how newspapers have: - Promoted the building of America's first postwar suburb, constructed towns where none had existed before, - Promoted development and new industry, - Built community awareness, cohesion and preservation, - Moved populations from one place to another, - Participated in campaigns both for and against slum clearance, - And carved out communities within communities. Examples include newspapers in relation to their state (Des Moines Register), their county (Long Island Newsday), their region (Miami Herald, Los Angeles Times), their city (New York Daily News, New York Mirror and New York Daily Graphic) their community (Baltimore Afro-American, Pittsburgh Courier, Chicago Defender), their town (Emporia Gazette, Anniston Star) their village (Village Voice, East Village Other) and their nation (New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and USA TODAY).

General

Imprint:	Greenwood Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2005
First published:	July 2005
Authors:	Aurora Wallace
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	224
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-313-32320-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Media, information & communication industries > Press & journalism Books > History > American history > General Promotions
LSN:	0-313-32320-8
Barcode:	9780313323201

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