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Mightier Than the Sword: How the News Media Have Shaped American History
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Westview Pr
Publication date
April 1, 1997
Pages
287
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780813332109
ISBN-10
0813332109
Dimensions
1.25 by 9.50 by 6.25 in.
Weight
1.35 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$28.00
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In this pathbreaking book, Rodger Streitmatter takes the reader on a sightseeing tour of American history as influenced by the public press, visiting fourteen landmark events in U.S. history, from the abolitionist movement and the struggle for women's rights to the civil rights movement and Watergate. These are events that stir the political imagination; but, as Streitmatter shows, they also demonstrate how American journalism, since the 1760s, has not merely recorded this nation's history but has played a role in shaping it.This book is the first of its kind. Streitmatter avoids the mind-numbing lists of names, dates, and newspaper headlines that bog down the standard journalism history textbook. Instead, Mightier than the Sword focuses on a limited number of episodes, identifying common characteristics within the news media. In his final essay, Streitmatter looks at how the news media have shaped our understanding of events; by drawing examples from various episodes, this synthesis chapter identifies some of the common characteristics that the news media involved in shaping this nation have displayed.
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Hardcover
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from Westview Pr (April 1, 1997)
9780813332109 | details & prices | 287 pages | 9.50 × 6.25 × 1.25 in. | 1.35 lbs | List price $28.00
About: In this pathbreaking book, Rodger Streitmatter takes the reader on a sightseeing tour of American history as influenced by the public press, visiting fourteen landmark events in U.
About: In this pathbreaking book, Rodger Streitmatter takes the reader on a sightseeing tour of American history as influenced by the public press, visiting fourteen landmark events in U.
Paperback
4th edition from Westview Pr (July 28, 2015)
9780813349770 | details & prices | 300 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 0.75 in. | 1.02 lbs | List price $40.00
3 edition from Westview Pr (December 27, 2011)
9780813346304 | details & prices | 316 pages | 5.75 × 8.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.90 lbs | List price $38.00
About: In this path-breaking book, Rodger Streitmatter takes readers on a sightseeing tour of American history as influenced by the public press, visiting sixteen landmark events in US history, from the American Revolution and the civil rights movement to Watergate and 9/11.
About: In this path-breaking book, Rodger Streitmatter takes readers on a sightseeing tour of American history as influenced by the public press, visiting sixteen landmark events in US history, from the American Revolution and the civil rights movement to Watergate and 9/11.
2 edition from Westview Pr (December 24, 2007)
9780813343907 | details & prices | 323 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.95 lbs | List price $40.00
from Perseus Books (May 1, 1998)
9789990099492 | details & prices | List price $0.02
from Westview Pr (March 5, 1998)
9780813332116 | details & prices | 6.50 × 9.50 × 1.25 in. | 0.90 lbs | List price $38.00
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