| Copper Chorus: Mining, Politics, and the Montana Press, 1889-1959 Contributor(s): Swibold, Dennis L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0975919601 ISBN-13: 9780975919606 Publisher: Montana Historical Society Press OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2006 Annotation: Author Dennis Swibold addresses a key issue in Montana history: the Anaconda Copper Mining Company's control of nearly all of the state's larger newspapers and its citizens' access to news. Such "captive" journalism was hardly unique to Montana, but in terms of its longevity, reach, and reputation, no industrial entity in any other state matched the Company's hold over Montana's press. The story resonates beyond Montana as a cautionary tale for modern news organizations consumed and marginalized in ever-vaster corporate consolidations, where the temptation to harness news to the service of marketing and image runs strong. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Journalism - Travel | United States - West - Mountain (az, Co, Id, Mt, Nm, Nv, Ut, Wy) |
| Dewey: 071.860 |
| LCCN: 2006000861 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.08" W x 9.02" (1.49 lbs) 408 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Montana - Cultural Region - Pacific Northwest |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Author Dennis Swibold addresses a key issue in Montana history: the Anaconda Copper Mining Company's control of nearly all of the state's larger newspapers and its citizens' access to news. Such "captive" journalism was hardly unique to Montana, but in terms of its longevity, reach, and reputation, no industrial entity in any other state matched the Company's hold over Montana's press. The story resonates beyond Montana as a cautionary tale for modern news organizations consumed and marginalized in ever-vaster corporate consolidations, where the temptation to harness news to the service of marketing and image runs strong. |