American Media History

<p><em style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>American Media History</em><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> is the story of a nation and of the events in the long battle to disseminate information entertainment and opinion in a democratic society. It is the story of the men and women whose inventions ideas and struggles shaped the nation and its media system and fought to keep both free.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>The text is organized chronologically and emphasizes the role the press played in the American Revolution to the present. Each chapter presents a story about media development featuring a colorful and impressive cast of characters that includes among others James Franklin Ida Tarbell Bob Woodward Margaret Bourke-White Walter Cronkite and Tarana Burke. Some of the players set standards for aspiring media professionals and others reveal tales of triumph deceit and the undeniable importance of freedom of speech and a free press.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>The fourth edition features new chapters that cover women's rights civil rights movements significant moments in media history (such as 9/11 and the 2020 pandemic) fake news bias news and the social media presences of Barack Obama and Donald J. Trump. The text includes a streamlined introductory chapter expanded coverage of women journalists during the Civil War new American Media Profiles and timelines new chapter opening quotations from famous communicators and probing History Matters boxes that relate historical events and effects to the present day.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>At once an enjoyable and highly compelling text </span><em style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>American Media History</em><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> is ideal for introductory courses in journalism mass communication and media history.</span></p>