Investigated reporting : muckrakers, regulators, and the struggle over television documentary / Chad Raphael.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Raphael, Chad, 1966-

Series:

History of communication.

The history of communication

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Documentary television programs--United States--History and criticism.

Documentary television programs.

Television broadcasting of news--United States.

Television broadcasting of news.

Television broadcasting policy--United States--History.

Television broadcasting policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Urbana : University of Illinois Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Triple Award Winner: 2006 History Division Book Award of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, 2006 Frank Luther Mott/Kappa Tau Alpha Communications Award, and 2005 Donald McGannon Award for Social and Ethical Relevance in Communications Policy Research The public often views television investigative reporting as a watchdog on the government. In fact, some of the centerpiece moments of TV muckraking relied heavily on official sources for inspiration, information, and regulatory protection from critics. At the same time, criticism by government officials and overt threats to regulate the television industry influenced the decision-making and content that went into some of broadcast news's iconic moments. Chad Raphael's looks at the relationship between journalism and regulation during the celebrated period of muckraking that took place on American television between 1960 and 1975. Raphael offers new insights into the economic, political, and industrial forces that shaped documentaries like Harvest of Shame, Hunger in America, and Banks and the Poor while placing the investigative television documentary into its institutional, regulatory, and cultural context. Throughout, Raphael exposes the complex strands of influence used by government officials to shape--and attack--investigative reporting, and highlights how these tactics created a troubling legacy for the regulation of television news today.

Contents:

Investigating poverty and welfare

Investigating the cold war

Investigating business and consumerism

Dividing and distracting the media

The ethics of representation

The politics of regulation

The privatization of regulation

Media, state, and investigative reporting.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-296) and index.

ISBN:

9786613921505

9781283609050

1283609053

9780252092206

0252092201

OCLC:

815477942