| Discovering the News: A Social History of American Newspapers Contributor(s): Schudson, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 0465016669 ISBN-13: 9780465016662 Publisher: Basic Books OUR PRICE: $23.75 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 1981 Annotation: This book traces the development of the American newspaper...thoughtfully and intelligently, and provocatively enough to raise legitimate doubts about the usefulness of most published histories of the American press. Professor Schudson analyzes the shifts in reportorial style over the years and readers alike that newspapers must be objective still lives on. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Journalism |
| Dewey: 071.3 |
| LCCN: 78054997 |
| Lexile Measure: 1410 |
| Physical Information: 0.51" H x 5.36" W x 7.94" (0.56 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This instructive and entertaining social history of American newspapers shows that the very idea of impartial, objective "news" was the social product of the democratization of political, economic, and social life in the nineteenth century. Professor Schudson analyzes the shifts in reportorial style over the years and explains why the belief among journalists and readers alike that newspapers must be objective still lives on. |