The press / Geneva Overholser, Kathleen Hall Jamieson, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Overholser, Geneva, editor.

Jamieson, Kathleen Hall, editor.

Series:

Institutions of American Democracy

Institutions of American democracy series

Institutions of American democracy series The press

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Press and politics--United States.

Press and politics.

Democracy--United States.

Democracy.

Freedom of the press--United States.

Freedom of the press.

Government and the press--United States.

Government and the press.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvi, 473 p. )

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands : Oxford University Press, [2005]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

American democracy is built on its institutions. The Congress, the presidency, and the judiciary, in particular, undergird the rights and responsibilities of every citizen. The free press, for example, protected by the First Amendment, allows for the dissent so necessary in a democracy. How has this institution changed since the nation's founding? And what can we, as leaders, policymakers, and citizens, do to keep it vital? The freedom of the press is an essential element of American democracy. With the guidance of editors Geneva Overholser and Kathleen Hall Jamieson, this volume examines the role of the press in a democracy, investigating alternative models used throughout world history to better understand how the American press has evolved into what it is today. The commission also examines ways to allow more voices to be heard and to improve the institution of the American free press. "The Press", a collection of essays by the nation's leading journalism scholars and professionals will examine the history, identity, roles, and future of the American press, with an emphasis on topics of concern to both practitioners and consumers of American media.

Contents:

Presses and democracies / Daniel C. Hallin and Robert Giles

American journalism in historical perspective / Michael Schudson and Susan E. Tifft

The nature and sources of news / Robert M. Entman

Definitions of journalism / Barbie Zelizer

The minority press / Pamela Newkirk

Journalism and democracy across borders / John Keane

What democracy requires of the media / James Curran

The marketplace of ideas / Robert Schmuhl and Robert G. Picard

The agenda-setting function of the press / Maxwell McCombs

The watchdog role / W. Lance Bennett and William Serrin

Informing the public / Thomas Patterson and Philip Seib

Mobilizing citizen participation / Esther Thorson

Government and the press / Martha Joynt Kumar and Alex Jones

Public policy toward the press / Timothy E. Cook

The First Amendment tradition and its critics / Bruce W. Sanford and Jane E. Kirtley

Legal evolution of the government-news media relationship / Jane E. Kirtley

Communications regulation in protecting the public interest / Robert B. Horwitz

Journalism and the public interest / Daniel Schorr

The military and the media / William Prochnau

Money, media, and the public interest / Robert G. Picard

The market and the media / James T. Hamilton

The press and the politics of representation / Mitchell Stephens and David T.Z. Mindich

The legacy of autonomy in American journalism / Theodore L. Glasser and Marc Gunther

What kind of journalism does the public need? / Carolyn Marvin and Philip Meyer

The future of news, the future of journalism / John Carey and Nancy Hicks Maynard.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-988384-X

0-19-972533-0

1-280-84383-7

9786610843831

OCLC:

1027178360

Publisher Number:

9780195172836