American journalism : history, principles, practices / edited by W. David Sloan and Lisa Mullikin Parcell.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sloan, W. David (William David), 1947- editor.

Parcell, Lisa Mullikin, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Journalism--United States.

Journalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (385 pages)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, NC : McFarland & Co., Inc., Publishers, [2002]

Summary:

News consumers made cynical by sensationalist banners--"AMERICA STRIKES BACK, " "THE TERROR OF ANTHRAX"--and lurid leads might be surprised to learn that in 1690, the newspaper Publick Occurrences gossiped about the sexual indiscretions of French royalty or seasoned the story of missing children by adding that "barbarous Indians were lurking about" before the disappearance. Surprising, too, might be the medias steady adherence to, if continual tugging at, its philosophical and ethical moorings. These 39 essays, written and edited by the nations leading professors of journalism, cover the theory and practice of print, radio, and TV news reporting. Politics and partisanship, press and the government, gender and the press corps, presidential coverage, war reportage, technology and news gathering, sensationalism: each subject is treated individually. Appropriate for interested lay persons, students, professors and reporters.

Contents:

1. The purposes of journalism

2. Politics and partisanship

3. The press and government

4. Concepts of news

5. Ethics

6. Press criticism

7. Characteristics of journalists

8. Training and education of journalists

9. Women in journalism

10. Publishers

11. Economics, business, and financial motivations

12. Mergers, chains, monopoly, and competition

13. Freedom of the press

14. Press rights and laws

15. News gathering

16. Cooperative news gathering

17. Coverage of washington

18. The press and U.S. presidents

19. Coverage of political campaigns

20. Coverage of crime

21. Coverage of sports

22. Investigative journalism

23. Reform journalism, exposés, and crusading

24. The press and war

25. War coverage

26. Foreign correspondence

27. Objectivity

28. Sensationalism and tabloidism

29. Radio journalism

30. Television news

31. News writing structure and style

32. Editorial writing

33. Newspaper design

34. Newspaper illustrations

35. Photojournalism

36. Cartoons, comics, and caricature

37. Technologies of news gathering and transmission

38. Printing technologies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-7864-5155-6