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Preface-A Social Instrument-Chapter 1-The Newspaper in Society-Chapter 2-Before Dailies-Chapter 3-The Rise of Dailies-Chapter 4-The Broad Perspective-Chapter 5-The Physical Basis-Chapter 6-Labor-Chapter 7-Ownership and Management-Chapter 8-Chains and Associations-Chapter 9-From Press to People-Chapter 10-Advertising-Chapter 11-Weekly and Sunday Issues-Chapter 12-Society Adjusts to the Press-Chapter 13-The World News-Chapter 14-The World's News-Chapter 15-Feature Syndicates-Chapter 16-The Editorial Staff-Statistical Note-Tables I-XXXII-Select Bibliography-Index.
Introduction -- Videotext and the birth of online newspapers -- The newspaper industry's brief cable television strategy -- Newspapers react to fear of telecommunication dominance -- Newspapers embrace proprietary online services -- The emerging internet threatens established publishing model -- Mergers, convergence, and an industry under siege -- Connecting the lessons of history -- Conclusion.
Ever since Newton Minow taught us sophisticates to bemoan the descent of television into a vast wasteland, the dyspeptic chorus of jeremiahs who insist that television news in particular has gone from gold to dross gets noisier and noisier. Charles Ponce de Leon says here, in effect, that this is misleading, if not simply fatuous. He argues in this well-paced, lively, readable book that TV news has changed in response to broader changes in the TV industry and American culture. It is pointless to bewail its decline. "That s the Way It Is "gives us the very first history of American television news, spanning more than six decades, from Camel News Caravan to Countdown with Keith Oberman and The Daily Show. Starting in the latter 1940s, television news featured a succession of broadcasters who became household names, even presences: Eric Sevareid, Walter Cronkite, David Brinkley, Peter Jennings, Brian Williams, Katie Couric, and, with cable expansion, people like Glenn Beck, Jon Stewart, and Bill O Reilly. But behind the scenes, the parallel story is just as interesting, involving executives, producers, and journalists who were responsible for the field s most important innovations. Included with mainstream network news programs is an engaging treatment of news magazines like "60 Minutes" and "20/20, " as well as morning news shows like "Today" and "Good Morning America." Ponce de Leon gives ample attention to the establishment of cable networks (CNN, and the later competitors, Fox News and MSNBC), mixing in colorful anecdotes about the likes of Roger Ailes and Roone Arledge. Frothy features and other kinds of entertainment have been part and parcel of TV news from the start; viewer preferences have always played a role in the evolution of programming, although the disintegration of a national culture since the 1970s means that most of us no longer follow the news as a civic obligation. Throughout, Ponce de Leon places his history in a broader cultural context, emphasizing tensions between the public service mission of TV news and the quest for profitability and broad appeal."
Julia Guarneri's book considers turn-of-the-century newspapers in New York, Philadelphia, Milwaukee, and Chicago not just as vessels of information but as active agents in the creation of cities and of urban culture. Guarneri argues that newspapers sparked cultural, social, and economic shifts that transformed a rural republic into a nation of cities, and that transformed rural people into self-identified metropolitans and moderns. The book pays closest attention to the content and impact of "feature news," such as advice columns, neighborhood tours, women's pages, comic strips, and Sunday magazines. While papers provided a guide to individual upward mobility, they also fostered a climate of civic concern and responsibility. Editors drew in new reading audiences--women, immigrants, and working-class readers--giving rise to the diverse, contentious, and commercial public sphere of the twentieth century.
This text aims to provide students with the background, vocabulary and skills necessary to read and understand newspapers. The authentic newspaper articles reflect a variety of issues and encourage the use of newspapers in concurrence with discussion activities and suggestions for further work.