How the Cold War Broke the News: The Surprising Roots of Journalism's Decline - Couverture rigide

Zelizer, Barbie

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1509566376 ISBN 13 : 9781509566372

Editeur : Polity Press, 2025

Synopsis

Most of us would agree that American journalism has problems. Rushed reporting and thin coverage. Timidity in the face of adversity. Polarized perspectives and euphemistic language. Groupthink about complicated events.

While much blame has been levelled at big tech, Barbie Zelizer traces the decline of American journalism to the Cold War. She makes the bold claim that Cold War-era practices are to blame for the state of journalism today, undermining a once trusted media environment. This groundbreaking book shows how journalism's current problems can be traced back to customs developed over half a century ago and demonstrates how they've continued to upend journalism, journalists and the news ever since.

We all need a news environment that works. This book tells us why it doesn't and offers a plan to make it better. If our news is better, so is our democracy. And, if our democracy is better, we may be too.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Barbie Zelizer is Raymond Williams Professor of Communication and Director of the Center for Media at Risk at the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Polity Press
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1509566376
• ISBN 13: 9781509566372
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 252
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• Personne responsable: non disponible