American Television News : the Media Marketplace and the Public Interest.
This book is an effort to tell the story of the last twenty-five years of television news in the context of the social and cultural history of American broadcasting. "Trash television" does not emerge from a vacuum; neither do broadcasts of the highest quality.
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Taylor and Francis,
2002
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I. Broadcasting and the Culture of News; 1. Electronic Journalism in a New Era; 2. Beginnings: The Ethic of Commercialism; 3. The Era of Network Dominance; Part II. Seismic Shifts in Television News; 4. 60 Minutes and the News Magazine; 5. Tabloid Television and a World of Talk; 6. Hard News-Soft News; 7. Prime-Time News Values; 8. The Impact of CNN; 9. Celebrity News; Part III. Public Service in the Digital Age; 10. Local News; 11. Network News and the New Environment.
- 12. Electronic Journalism and the Public InterestNotes; Selected Bibliography; Index; About the Author.
