Journalism Today: A Themed History provides a cultural
approach to journalism’s history through the exploration of
overarching concepts, as opposed to a typical chronological
overview. Rich with illuminating stories and biographies of key
figures, it sheds new light on the relationship between the press
and society and how each has shaped the other.
* Thematic study of the history of journalism, examining the role
of journalism in democracy, the influence of new technology, the
challenge of balancing ethical values, and the role of the
audience
* Charts the influence of the historical press for today’s
news in print, broadcast, and new media
* Situates journalism in a rich cultural context with lively
examples and case studies that bring the subject alive for
contemporary readers
* Provides a comparative analysis of American, British, and
international journalism
* Helpful feature boxes on important figures and case studies
enhance student understanding of the development of journalism and
news as we know it today, providing a convenient springboard for
follow-up work.
Inhoudsopgave
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
Fact File: The Development of Rights and Liberties 26
2 The Road Not Taken 30
Résumé: Tom Paine 35
Fact File: Anthony Haswell and Freedom of the Press 38
Résumé: Edward Smith Hall – An Australian
Pioneer 41
Fact File: Habermas and the Changing Public Sphere 44
Fact File: The Lincoln-Douglas Debates 48
3 Digging the Dirt 55
Résumé: Lincoln Steffens 59
Résumé: S. S. Mc Clure 60
Résumé: John Dewey 66
Résumé: Henry Luce 70
4 Spinning a Good Yarn and Developing Community 75
Fact File: The Pseudo-Event 82
Résumé: Ivy Lee 85
Résumé: Edward Bernays 86
Fact File: 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
Fact File: 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
Fact File: Appeal to Reason 132
Fact File: Ida M. Tarbell and Standard Oil 134
7 He Who Pays The Piper 140
Fact File: Advertising, Class, and the Daily Herald 142
Fact File: Forza Italia 143
Fact File: The Broadcast Reform Movement, 1928-35 149
Fact File: Edward R. Murrow and See It Now 151
8 A Power Worth Fighting For 160
Fact File: Rupert Murdoch and News Corporation 162
Fact File: Cable News Network and the ‘CNN Effect’ 164
Part III: Ethics: A Matter of Judgment? 173
9 Private and Confidential? 175
Fact File: Privacy Codes in the United States 183
Fact File: Privacy Codes in Great Britain 185
10 Fakes, Rakes, and ‘On The Take’ 200
Fact File: Faking It 210
Part IV: Audience: Citizen Consumer or Consumer Citizen?
219
11 Finding an Audience 221
Fact File: News Values 225
Fact File: Joe and Jolene Sixpack 231
Résumé: George Newnes 239
Résumé: C. P. Scott and the Manchester Guardian
242
12 How Audiences Rewrote the Script 247
Fact File: La Fronde 253
Fact File: Le Petit Journal 256
Fact File: Audience Reaction to W. T. Stead’s ‘Maiden Tribute of
Modern Babylon’ 265
13 Watching and Listening 272
Fact File: Leo Lowenthal and Celebrity ‘Idols’ 276
Fact File: Measuring the Audience 281
Résumé: Marshall Mc Luhan 286
Part V: Conclusion: A Future History 297
14 Paper Tigers? 299
Résumé: Paul Julius Reuter 303
Fact File: The ‘Net Benefit to Canada’ Test 306
Index 317
Over de auteur
Jane L. Chapman is Professor of Communications at University
of Lincoln School of Journalism and visiting Fellow at Cambridge
University and University College Dublin School of History. Her
books include Issues in Contemporary Documentary (2009);
Broadcast Journalism: a Critical Introduction (with Marie
Kinsey, 2008); Documentary in Practice (2007) and the
best-selling Comparative Media History (2005). Her research
interests include press history and the media’s relationship to
women and indigenous minorities.
Nick Nuttall is senior lecturer and MA program leader at
the University of Lincoln School of Journalism. He worked for many
years in East Africa, the Middle East and Cyprus, writing on travel
and communication issues. He has authored a chapter on Truman
Capote and New Journalism for The Journalistic Imagination
(2007) as well as a chapter on investigative journalism for the
latest edition of The Newspapers Handbook (2006). His
research interests include New Journalism, press history, and the
gonzo journalism of Hunter S. Thompson.
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