{"product_id":"journalism-today-isbn-9781405179539","title":"Journalism Today","description":"\u003ci\u003eJournalism Today: A Themed History\u003c\/i\u003e 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.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThematic 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\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCharts the influence of the historical press for today’s news in print, broadcast, and new media\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSituates journalism in a rich cultural context with lively examples and case studies that bring the subject alive for contemporary readers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a comparative analysis of American, British, and international journalism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHelpful 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.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003ePreface: How To Use the Book and Summary of Sections viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xiv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: The Uses and Abuses of History: Why Bother With It ? 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Journalism and Democracy: A Sibling Rivalry? 13\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 A Right To Know 15\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRésumé: Walter Lippmann 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRésumés: The Founding Fathers 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFactFile: The Development of Rights and Liberties 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 The Road Not Taken 30\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRésumé: Tom Paine 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFactFile: Anthony Haswell and Freedom of the Press 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRésumé: Edward Smith Hall – An Australian Pioneer 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFactFile: Habermas and the Changing Public Sphere 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFactFile: The Lincoln–Douglas Debates 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Digging the Dirt 55\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRésumé: Lincoln Steffens 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRésumé: S. S. McClure 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRésumé: John Dewey 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRésumé: Henry Luce 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Spinning a Good Yarn and Developing Community 75\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFactFile: The Pseudo-Event 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRésumé: Ivy Lee 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRésumé: Edward Bernays 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFactFile: Neoliberalism’s Threat to Community 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Technology, Work, and Business: Is Journalism More Than Just a Job? 97\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Changing Roles in a Changing World 99\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFactFile: The Cold Type Revolution 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRésumé: Lord Beaverbrook 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRésumé: Charles Dana 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRésumé: William Cobbett 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRésumé: John Stuart Mill 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 A New Journalism For A New Age 120\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRésumé: Joseph Pulitzer 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRésumé: Alfred Harmsworth, Lord Northcliffe 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRésumé: E. L. Godkin 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFactFile: \u003ci\u003eAppeal to Reason\u003c\/i\u003e 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFactFile: Ida M. Tarbell and Standard Oil 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 He Who Pays The Piper 140\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFactFile: Advertising, Class, and the Daily Herald 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFactFile: Forza Italia 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFactFile: The Broadcast Reform Movement, 1928-35 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFactFile: Edward R. Murrow and \u003ci\u003eSee It Now\u003c\/i\u003e 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 A Power Worth Fighting For 160\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFactFile: Rupert Murdoch and News Corporation 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFactFile: Cable News Network and the \"CNN Effect\" 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Ethics: A Matter of Judgment? 173\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Private and Confidential? 175\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFactFile: Privacy Codes in the United States 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFactFile: Privacy Codes in Great Britain 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Fakes, Rakes, and \"On The Take\" 200\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFactFile: Faking It 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Audience: Citizen Consumer or Consumer Citizen? 219\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Finding an Audience 221\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFactFile: News Values 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFactFile: Joe and Jolene Sixpack 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRésumé: George Newnes 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRésumé: C. P. Scott and the \u003ci\u003eManchester Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 How Audiences Rewrote the Script 247\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFactFile: \u003ci\u003eLa Fronde\u003c\/i\u003e 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFactFile: \u003ci\u003eLe Petit Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFactFile: Audience Reaction to W. T. Stead's \"Maiden Tribute of Modern Babylon\" 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Watching and Listening 272\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFactFile: Leo Lowenthal and Celebrity \"Idols\" 276\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFactFile: Measuring the Audience 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRésumé: Marshall McLuhan 286\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: Conclusion: A Future History 297\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 Paper Tigers? 299\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRésumé: Paul Julius Reuter 303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFactFile: The \"Net Benefit to Canada\" Test 306\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 317\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book is a useful resource for classrooms, bringing together material on issues such as journalism's place in the liberal-democratic ideal, the histories of taxes, content and circulation, news values, audience analysis studies and media economies . . . This is a useful addition to a reading list.\" (\u003ci\u003eMedia International Australia\u003c\/i\u003e, 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Journalism students and practicing journalists will want to read this book. \u003cb\u003eSumming Up: Recommended.\u003c\/b\u003e Lower-and upper-division undergraduates, technical students, professionals, general readers.\" (\u003ci\u003eChoice,\u003c\/i\u003e 1 September 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJANE L. CHAPMAN\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Communications at the University of Lincoln and visiting fellow at the University of Cambridge and University College Dublin School of History. Her books include \u003ci\u003eIssues in Contemporary Documentary\u003c\/i\u003e (2009), \u003ci\u003eBroadcast Journalism: A Critical Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e (with Marie Kinsey, 2008), \u003ci\u003eDocumentary in Practice\u003c\/i\u003e (2007), and the best-selling \u003ci\u003eComparative Media History\u003c\/i\u003e (2005).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNICK NUTTALL\u003c\/b\u003e 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\u003ci\u003e The Journalistic Imagination\u003c\/i\u003e (2007) as well as a chapter on investigative journalism for \u003ci\u003eThe Newspapers Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e (2006). \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eFeaturing lively accounts of news events across history, \u003ci\u003eJournalism Today: A Themed History\u003c\/i\u003e examines the trends and conditions affecting modern journalism in the context of its past. Eschewing a traditional, chronological approach, authors Jane Chapman and Nick Nuttall provide a cultural history using broad themes that have stood the test of time to connect the history of journalism with the current trends, issues, and challenges informing journalistic practice today. The book’s approach to journalism history is structured around four key themes:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ejournalism’s function in democracy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe influence of technology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ebalancing ethical values\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe role of the audience.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eRich with anecdotes and fascinating biographical sketches of key figures in the development of journalism in the US, UK, and Europe, this book will give students and general readers new insight into the historical influences that continue to shape journalism and its practice.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"An invaluable book for integration of recent developments into media history; brilliantly links past and present, journalism and society through exploring personalization, globalization, localization, pauperization as hallmarks of modern journalism.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eHazel Dicken-Garcia, Professor Emerita, University of Minnesota\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Jane Chapman and Nick Nuttall have written an introduction to journalism that is highly original and provocative. It is well worth reading and should be mandatory for anyone with an interest in the subject.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eRobert W. McChesney, co-author, \u003ci\u003eThe Death and Life of American Journalism\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989493137637,"sku":"NP9781405179539","price":102.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405179539.jpg?v=1761784323","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/journalism-today-isbn-9781405179539","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}