Rodger Streitmatter

Mightier than the Sword

How the News Media Have Shaped American History

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In this engaging examination of the media's influence on US history and politics, Streitmatter visits sixteen landmark episodes, from the American Revolution to the present-day fight for gay and lesbian marriage equality. The text offers students and professors a highly readable and accessible alternative to journalism history textbooks.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• 4. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Juni 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 618g
• ISBN-13: 9780367098100
• ISBN-10: 0367098105
• Artikelnr.: 57381631

Autorenporträt

Rodger Streitmatter

Inhaltsangabe

Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments Introduction 1 Sowing the Seeds of
Revolution 2 Turning America Against the Sins of Slavery 3 Slowing the
Momentum for Women's Rights 4 Attacking Municipal Corruption 5 Pushing
America Toward an International War 6 Achieving Reform by Muckraking 7
Defying the Ku Klux Klan 8 Spreading Anti-Semitism via the Radio 9 Using
"Rosie the Riveter" to Propel Women into the Workforce 10 Standing Tall
Against Joseph McCarthy 11 Pushing Civil Rights onto the National Agenda 12
Bringing the Vietnam War into the American Living Room 13 Exposing Criminal
Activity in Richard Nixon's White House 14 Failing the American Public with
9/11 Coverage 15 Electing an African-American President 16 Supporting Gay
and Lesbian Rights 17 Focusing on How Notes Bibliography