Discovering The News
| Author | : Michael Schudson |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 241 |
| Release | : 1981-02-13 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780786723089 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0786723084 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (084 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Discovering The News by : Michael Schudson
Download or read book Discovering The News written by Michael Schudson and published by . This book was released on 1981-02-13 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.