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1 online resource (xviii, 372 pages) : illustrations. |
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Contemporary world issues
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Contemporary world issues.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
1. Background and history. Introduction: What is news? ; The development of the press and the American Revolution ; Changes in news reporting ; Shaping public opinion ; The establishment of professional journalism ; Investigative journalism ; Newsmagazines ; Radio news broadcasting ; Network television news programming ; Public broadcasting ; Talk radio ; Cable television and 24-hour news networks ; News satire and "fake news" television shows ; Tabloid television news ; Media consolidation ; Digital news and information ; News goes online ; Shifts in news producers and audiences ; Conclusion -- 2. Problems, controversies, and solutions. Introduction ; Economic challenges in the news industry ; News and audiences ; Challenges to reliable information : a contemporary exploration of terms ; Digital technologies and news and information ; Solutions ; Conclusion -- 3. Perspectives. Introduction ; The 1970s newsrooms balanced past and future / Dennis Lein ; From anonymous sources to analytics and embedded tweets : the evolution of news sourcing in modern journalism / Sean R. Sadri ; Unlocking the keys to the brave "news" world : news literacy as the world's most important resource / Julie Frechette ; Fake news is old news : the blurry boundaries between journalism and public relations / Lori Bindig Yousman ; Western news media coverage of Muslims and Arabs : from 9/11 to the Trump era / Nahed Eltantawy ; A plea for print / Erica Drzewiecki ; Searching for the source : bots, misinformation, and you / Randall Livingstone ; Is television news satire the problem or the solution? / Bill Yousman ; Alive Day / Kate Felsen -- 4. Profiles. Introduction ; People: Joseph Pulitzer (1847-1911), Ida Tarbell (1857-1944), Adolph Ochs (1858-1935), William Randolph Hearst (1863-1951), Rheta Childe Dorr (1866-1948), Henry Luce (1868-1967), Dorothy Thompson (1893-1961), Margaret Bourke-White (1904-1971), Edward R. Murrow (1908-1965), Walter Cronkite (1916-2009), John H. Johnson (1918-2005), Helen Thomas (1920-2013), Barbara Walters (1931- ), Carole Simpson (1940- ), Robert (Bob) Woodward (1943- ), Arianna Huffington (1950- ), Oprah Winfrey (1954- ), Amy Goodman (1957- ), Christiane Amanpour (1958- ), Jorge Ramos (1958- ), Ira Glass (1959- ), Nonny de la Peña, Jodi Rave-Spotted Bear (1964- ), Soledad O'Brien (1966- ), Lisa Ling (1973- ), Ezra Klein (1984- ) ; Organizations: CNN (Cable News Network) (1980- ), USA Today (1982- ), The Daily Show (1996- ), Fox News/The Fox News Channel (1996- ), Google news (2002- ), Facebook (2004- ), Twitter (2006- ), Breitbart News Network (2007- ) -- 5. Data and documents. Introduction ; Ways consumers access news ; News deserts ; Perceptions of news media ; Research on unreliable information ; Media ownership rules ; Considering unreliable information ; Current discussions of news and information ; Addressing "deepfake" videos ; Organizational initiatives -- 6. Resources. Introduction ; Books and articles/Historical resources ; Books and articles/Contemporary history and topics ; Research organizations and nonprofits ; Relevant scholarly journals ; Additional Web resources, videos, and podcasts ; Tools and organizations that help people develop skills to critically assess information ; Popular "legacy" news media ; Common news agencies in the United States -- 7. Chronology. |
| Summary |
"This volume summarizes the evolution of news and information in the United States as it has been shaped by technology (penny press, radio, TV, cable, the internet) and form development (investigative journalism, tabloid TV, talk radio, social media)"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Journalism -- Technological innovations -- United States.
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Journalism -- United States -- History.
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Broadcast journalism -- United States -- History.
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Broadcast journalism |
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Journalism |
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Journalism -- Technological innovations |
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United States |
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History
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Damico, Amy M. Media, journalism, and "fake news". Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, [2019] 9781440864063 (DLC) 2019028640 (OCoLC)1101570372 |
| ISBN |
1440864071 |
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9781440864070 (electronic book) |
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9781440864063 (hardcover) |
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