Jane L. Chapman & Nick Nuttall 
Journalism Today [PDF ebook] 
A Themed History

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.

Cuprins

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

Despre autor

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.