Mightier Than the Sword How the News Media Have Shaped American History

Name: Mightier Than the Sword How the News Media Have Shaped American History
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ISBN: 9780813349770

ISBN-10: 081334977X

ISBN-13: 9780813349770

Edition: 4th 2016

Authors: Rodger Streitmatter

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In this engaging examination of the media’s influence on US history and politics, Rodger Streitmatter visits sixteen landmark episodes, from the American Revolution to the present-day fight for gay and lesbian marriage equality. In each of these cases, Streitmatter succinctly illustrates the enormous role that journalism has played in not merely recording this nation’s history but also in actively shaping it.Mightier than the Sword offers students and professors a highly readable and accessible alternative to journalism history textbooks. Instead of trying to document every detail in the development of US media through dry, dull lists of names, dates, and headlines, this book focuses on…

Book details

List price: $49.99
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2016
Publisher: Avalon Publishing
Publication date: 7/28/2015
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 6.35" wide x 9.02" long x 0.68" tall
Weight: 1.210
Language: English