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On Press - The Liberal Values That Shaped the News (Hardcover) Loot Price: R768
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On Press - The Liberal Values That Shaped the News (Hardcover): Matthew Pressman

On Press - The Liberal Values That Shaped the News (Hardcover)

Matthew Pressman

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"The ultimate story behind all the stories... In an age when the press is alternately villain or hero, Pressman serves as a kind of medicine man of journalism, telling us how we got from there to here."-Graydon Carter, former editor of Vanity Fair In the 1960s and 1970s, the American press embraced a new way of reporting and selling the news. The causes were many: the proliferation of television, pressure to rectify the news media's dismal treatment of minorities and women, accusations of bias from left and right, and the migration of affluent subscribers to suburbs. As Matthew Pressman's timely history reveals, during these tumultuous decades the core values that held the profession together broke apart, and the distinctive characteristics of contemporary American journalism emerged. Simply reporting the facts was no longer enough. In a country facing assassinations, a failing war in Vietnam, and presidential impeachment, reporters recognized a pressing need to interpret and analyze events for their readers. Objectivity and impartiality, the cornerstones of journalistic principle, were not jettisoned, but they were reimagined. Journalists' adoption of an adversarial relationship with government and big business, along with sympathy for the dispossessed, gave their reporting a distinctly liberal drift. Yet at the same time, "soft news"-lifestyle, arts, entertainment-moved to the forefront of editors' concerns, as profits took precedence over politics. Today, the American press stands once again at a precipice. Accusations of political bias are more rampant than ever, and there are increasing calls from activists, customers, advertisers, and reporters themselves to rethink the values that drive the industry. As On Press suggests, today's controversies-the latest iteration of debates that began a half-century ago-will likely take the press in unforeseen directions and challenge its survival.

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Imprint: Harvard University Press
Country of origin: United States
Release date: November 2018
Authors: Matthew Pressman
Dimensions: 235 x 156 x 31mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 978-0-674-97665-8
Categories: Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Media studies
Books > Humanities > History > American history > General
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history
Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Media, information & communication industries > Press & journalism
Books > History > American history > General
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history
LSN: 0-674-97665-7
Barcode: 9780674976658

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