Voices of a Nation: A History of Mass Media in the United States - Softcover

Folkerts, Jean; Teeter, Dwight; Caudill, Ed

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0205486975 ISBN 13: 9780205486977

Publisher: Pearson, 2008

Synopsis

Voices of a Nation: A History of Mass Media in the United States presents a cultural interpretation of the history of both traditional and nontraditional media, emphasizing that minority as well as mainstream media have impacted American history. Voices of a Nation sets media history in the context of overall historical events and themes and tries to understand the role of media in a democratic society at varied historical points. Organized chronologically, the text recognizes the significant “voices” of such non-traditional media as suffrage newspapers, ethnic newspapers, and cultural movement papers and magazines.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Voices of a Nation: A History of Mass Media in the

United States , Fifth Edition

Jean Folkerts, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Dwight L. Teeter, Jr., The University of Tennessee

Edward Caudill, The University of Tennessee

 

Voices of a Nation presents a cultural interpretation of the history of both traditional and nontraditional media, emphasizing how minority and mainstream media together have affected U.S. history. By linking media history to a broader understanding of U.S. history, this text helps you understand media’s role in a democratic society.

 

Features of the New Edition

• Presents the media within a social, political, and economic framework to help you perceive media from a cultural context
• Examines the cultural aspects of technological innovation and use, encouraging you to view technology from a broader perspective
• Encourages you to think analytically about the early views of First Amendment freedom and modern-day challenges to freedom of expression
• Brings you up to speed on where the World Wide Web came from and where it is going with an updated section on the history of the Internet
• Provides a comprehensive historical picture of the nineteenth century with a new section on the often neglected “Gilded Age”
• Includes more depth and detail about the War of 1812 and the Civil War to help you gain a fuller understanding of the importance of newspapers during these periods

About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0205486975
• ISBN 13: 9780205486977
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 576