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Discovering The News

A Social History Of American Newspapers

Michael Schudson author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Basic Books

Published:13th Feb '81

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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.

ISBN: 9780465016662

Dimensions: 202mm x 128mm x 13mm

Weight: 256g

240 pages