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Informationen zum Autor Hillary Chapman is a writer, songwriter, teacher, and guitarist. He is a fourth generation American Bahá'í who is the grandson of Hand of the Cause Leroy loas, who worked closely with Shoghi Effendi and Rú¿íyyih Khánum. He holds degrees from Haverford College, the University of Pennsylvania, and a diploma from the University of Paris. Klappentext Featuring lively accounts of news events across history, Journalism Today: A Themed History examines the trends and conditions affecting modern journalism in the context of its past. Eschewing a traditional, chronological approach, authors Jane Chapman and Nick Nuttall provide a cultural history using broad themes that have stood the test of time to connect the history of journalism with the current trends, issues, and challenges informing journalistic practice today. The book's approach to journalism history is structured around four key themes: journalism's function in democracythe influence of technologybalancing ethical valuesthe role of the audience. Rich with anecdotes and fascinating biographical sketches of key figures in the development of journalism in the US, UK, and Europe, this book will give students and general readers new insight into the historical influences that continue to shape journalism and its practice. Zusammenfassung Journalism is being forced to re-invent itself! prompted by the dual impact of technology and globalization. Journalism Today considers issues such as the effects of commercialism and the impact of citizen journalism. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface: How To Use the Book and Summary of Sections viii Acknowledgments xiv Introduction: The Uses and Abuses of History: Why Bother With It ? 1 Part I: Journalism and Democracy: A Sibling Rivalry? 13 1 A Right To Know 15 Résumé: Walter Lippmann 19 Résumés: The Founding Fathers 23 FactFile: The Development of Rights and Liberties 26 2 The Road Not Taken 30 Résumé: Tom Paine 35 FactFile: Anthony Haswell and Freedom of the Press 38 Résumé: Edward Smith Hall - An Australian Pioneer 41 FactFile: Habermas and the Changing Public Sphere 44 FactFile: The Lincoln-Douglas Debates 48 3 Digging the Dirt 55 Résumé: Lincoln Steffens 59 Résumé: S. S. McClure 60 Résumé: John Dewey 66 Résumé: Henry Luce 70 4 Spinning a Good Yarn and Developing Community 75 FactFile: The Pseudo-Event 82 Résumé: Ivy Lee 85 Résumé: Edward Bernays 86 FactFile: Neoliberalism's Threat to Community 88 Part II: Technology, Work, and Business: Is Journalism More Than Just a Job? 97 5 Changing Roles in a Changing World 99 FactFile: The Cold Type Revolution 101 Résumé: Lord Beaverbrook 104 Résumé: Charles Dana 107 Résumé: William Cobbett 110 Résumé: John Stuart Mill 111 6 A New Journalism For A New Age 120 Résumé: Joseph Pulitzer 121 Résumé: Alfred Harmsworth, Lord Northcliffe 123 Résumé: E. L. Godkin 126 FactFile: Appeal to Reason 132 FactFile: Ida M. Tarbell and Standard Oil 134 7 He Who Pays The Piper 140 FactFile: Advertising, Class, and the Daily Herald 142 FactFile: Forza Italia 143 FactFile: The Broadcast Reform Movement, 1928-35 149 FactFile: Edward R. Murrow and See It Now 151 8 A Power Worth Fighting For 160 FactFile: Rupert Murdoch and News Corporation 162 FactFile: Cable News Network and the "CNN Effect" 164 Part III: Ethics: A Matter of Judgment? 173 9 Private and Confidential? 175 FactFile: Privacy Codes in the United States 183 FactFile: Privacy Codes in Great Britain 185 10 Fakes, Rakes, and "On The Take" 200...
