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Politics and the American Press: The Rise of Objectivity, 1865–1920 - Hardcover

Kaplan, Richard L.

 
9780521621519: Politics and the American Press: The Rise of Objectivity, 1865–1920
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0521621518 ISBN 13: 9780521621519
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2002

Synopsis

This study takes a fresh look at the origins of modern journalism's ideals and political practices. The book also provides fresh insights into the economics of journalism and documents the changes in political content of the press by a systematic content analysis of newspaper news and editorials over a span of 55 years. The book concludes by exploring the appropriate political role and professional ethics of journalists in a modern democracy.

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About the Author

Richard Kaplan is Lecturer in the Sociology Department at the University of California, Santa Barbara. His work on media history has received the Catherine Covert Prize for best published article in Mass Communications History (1996). He has published in Journalism History; Media, Culture, and Society; and American Journalism.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2002
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521621518
ISBN 13 
9780521621519
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
234