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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 December 27, 2011
Pages 316
Binding Paperback
Edition 3
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9780813346304
ISBN-10 0813346304
Dimensions 0.75 by 5.75 by 8.75 in.
Weight 0.90 lbs.
Availability§ Out of Print
Original list price $38.00
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
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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. 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, he focuses on a limited number of episodes, identifying common characteristics within the news media. The third edition includes an entirely new chapter on social media and the election of Barack Obama. This edition also looks beyond traditional journalistic outlets such as newspapers and television news reports to examine the modern-day role that the Internet and its various venues play in reporting the news and shaping history.


Editions
Hardcover
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.
Paperback
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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
The price comparison is for this edition
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.
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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