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Journalism Political aspects Mass media Political aspects Mass media Political aspects United States History Mass media Political aspects United States History 21st century Presidents Press coverage Presidents Press coverage United States History Press and politics Press and politics United States Press and politics United States History United StatesDe Botton, Alain.
Summary: Presents a philosophical assessment of the role of news in today's gadget-driven societies, exploring subjects ranging from politics and crime to celebrities and paparazzi while considering how the news shapes everyday worldviews.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Inc 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 302.23 BOTHendershot, Heather
Summary: "Heather Hendershot argues that a moment long understood as sitting at the crux of American political history-the chaos of the 1968 Democratic convention in Chicago-is also crucial to understanding the country's media history. By scrutinizing those events and broadcasts in precise detail, Hendershot documents the emergence of the idea that the media are inherently liberal. As she shows, the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The University of Chicago Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.3 HENSchieffer, Bob
Summary: "We are in the midst of a communications revolution. We have access to more information than at any time in history. But are we more informed or just overwhelmed by so much information we can't process? In [this book], legendary television journalist Bob Schieffer examines today's journalism and those who practice it -- how they see their profession, how it has been changed by new technology,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 070 SCHHolzer, Harold
Summary: "An award-winning presidential historian offers an authoritative account of American presidents' attacks on our freedom of the press. "The FAKE NEWS media," Donald Trump has tweeted, "is not my enemy. It is the enemy of the American people." Never has our free press faced so great a threat. Yet the tension between presidents and journalists is as old as the republic itself. From George...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2020