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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Oxford Univ Pr
Publication date
October 1, 1987
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780195051841
ISBN-10
019505184X
Dimensions
0.75 by 5.50 by 8 in.
Weight
0.55 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$9.95
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Tracing the rise of political journalism throughout American history, this study looks at the increasing power of the press and shows that while political reporting nurtured the broad interest in politics that made democracy possible, it also threatened political participation
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Many books have shown that journalists have political power, but none have offered a more wide-ranging account of how they got it than The Power of the Press. In this pioneering look at the birth of political journalism, Thomas Leonard traces the rise of political reporting through some fascinating corridors of American history: the exposés of the Revolutionary era, the "unfeeling accuracy" of Congressional reporting, the role of The New York Times and Harper's Weekly in attacking New York City's infamous Tweed Ring, and the emergence of "muckraking" at the beginning of the 20th century.
Leonard argues that the increasing power of the press in the political arena has been a double-edged sword. While political reporting nurtured the broad interest in politics that made democracy possible, he claims, it has become a threat to political participation.
Leonard argues that the increasing power of the press in the political arena has been a double-edged sword. While political reporting nurtured the broad interest in politics that made democracy possible, he claims, it has become a threat to political participation.
Editions
Hardcover
from Oxford Univ Pr on Demand (March 20, 1986)
9780195037197 | details & prices | 284 pages | 5.75 × 8.75 × 1.00 in. | 1.10 lbs | List price $83.00
About: Tracing the rise of political journalism throughout American history, this study looks at the increasing power of the press and shows that while political reporting nurtured the broad interest in politics that made democracy possible, it also threatened political participation
About: Tracing the rise of political journalism throughout American history, this study looks at the increasing power of the press and shows that while political reporting nurtured the broad interest in politics that made democracy possible, it also threatened political participation
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from Oxford Univ Pr (October 1, 1987)
9780195051841 | details & prices | 5.50 × 8.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.55 lbs | List price $9.95
About: Tracing the rise of political journalism throughout American history, this study looks at the increasing power of the press and shows that while political reporting nurtured the broad interest in politics that made democracy possible, it also threatened political participation
About: Tracing the rise of political journalism throughout American history, this study looks at the increasing power of the press and shows that while political reporting nurtured the broad interest in politics that made democracy possible, it also threatened political participation
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