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On press : the liberal values that shaped the news, Matthew Pressman

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In the 1960s and 70s the American press forged a new set of values. Threatened with obsolescence by the proliferation of new competitors, pressured to rectify their treatment of minorities and women, denounced as biased by both the left and the right, the country's leading news organizations made fundamental changes. They shifted from simply reporting the news to analyzing it. They adopted a more adversarial approach to those in power. They continued to strive for objectivity, but they did so in a way that left many outside their newsrooms (and many on the inside) deeply dissatisfied. In many ways they became more liberal. Powerful institutions like the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times--the two newspapers this book scrutinizes--transformed themselves, with major ramifications for the rest of the news media and for the country as a whole. On Press shows how these changes occurred, why they persisted for three decades after the 1970s, and why the media is reassessing long-held values once again in the Trump era.--
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
321 pages
Contents
  • Introduction: Liberal values, not liberal bias
  • Opening the door to interpretation
  • Objectivity and the right: a worthy ideal abandoned
  • Objectivity and the left: an ideal worth abandoning
  • The reader-oriented newspaper
  • Minorities and women in the newsroom: a two-pronged struggle
  • The press and the powerful: from allies to adversaries
  • American journalism and its values, 1980-2018: validation, devastation, alteration
Isbn
9780674976658
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On press : the liberal values that shaped the news
Title
On press
Title remainder
the liberal values that shaped the news
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Matthew Pressman
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Author
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
In the 1960s and 70s the American press forged a new set of values. Threatened with obsolescence by the proliferation of new competitors, pressured to rectify their treatment of minorities and women, denounced as biased by both the left and the right, the country's leading news organizations made fundamental changes. They shifted from simply reporting the news to analyzing it. They adopted a more adversarial approach to those in power. They continued to strive for objectivity, but they did so in a way that left many outside their newsrooms (and many on the inside) deeply dissatisfied. In many ways they became more liberal. Powerful institutions like the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times--the two newspapers this book scrutinizes--transformed themselves, with major ramifications for the rest of the news media and for the country as a whole. On Press shows how these changes occurred, why they persisted for three decades after the 1970s, and why the media is reassessing long-held values once again in the Trump era.--
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1981-
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Pressman, Matthew
Dewey number
174/.907
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
PN4888.E8
LC item number
P74 2018
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
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  • New York Times Company
  • Los Angeles Times (Firm)
  • Journalistic ethics
  • Journalistic ethics
  • Liberalism
  • Liberalism
  • American newspapers
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On press : the liberal values that shaped the news, Matthew Pressman
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Copyright
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31223131184898
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
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volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
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rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction: Liberal values, not liberal bias -- Opening the door to interpretation -- Objectivity and the right: a worthy ideal abandoned -- Objectivity and the left: an ideal worth abandoning -- The reader-oriented newspaper -- Minorities and women in the newsroom: a two-pronged struggle -- The press and the powerful: from allies to adversaries -- American journalism and its values, 1980-2018: validation, devastation, alteration
Dimensions
25 cm
Extent
321 pages
Isbn
9780674976658
Lccn
2018002541
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other control number
40028527895
System control number
(OCoLC)1020312292
Label
On press : the liberal values that shaped the news, Matthew Pressman
Publication
Copyright
Bar code
31223131184898
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction: Liberal values, not liberal bias -- Opening the door to interpretation -- Objectivity and the right: a worthy ideal abandoned -- Objectivity and the left: an ideal worth abandoning -- The reader-oriented newspaper -- Minorities and women in the newsroom: a two-pronged struggle -- The press and the powerful: from allies to adversaries -- American journalism and its values, 1980-2018: validation, devastation, alteration
Dimensions
25 cm
Extent
321 pages
Isbn
9780674976658
Lccn
2018002541
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other control number
40028527895
System control number
(OCoLC)1020312292

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