Media, History, Society A Cultural History of U.S. Media

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ISBN: 9781405161190 | 1405161191
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 2/9/2009

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Media/History/Society offers a cultural history of media in the United States, shifting the lens of media history from media developments and evolution to a focus on changes in culture and society, emphasizing how media shaped and were shaped by these trends, policies, and cultural shifts. Covers the topics that instructors want to teach Provides a timely and relevant culturally determined perspective on media history in American society Organized thematically rather than chronologically Links history to contemporary issues, setting journalism into a broader historical context Includes alternate table of contents, discussion questions, an instructor's manual, and sample exams

Preface
Introduction: The Media/Society Relationship in Historical Perspective
The Value of Historical Study
The Media/Society Continuum
The Relationships of Media and Society
Media and Government
The First Amendment
The Libertarian Theory of the Press
Stability of the State: The Catalyst of the Printing Press and the English Roots of Press Freedom
No Prior Restraint: The Colonial Experience and the Notion of Seditious Libel
Natural Rights, Independence, and the Enlightenment Philosophy
Conclusion: What You Have Learned
Press Freedom in Wartime
What is at Stake in Times of War?
Stresses on the Stability of Government and Society
Forms of Control
Conclusion: What You Have Learned
Contemporary Challenges and Ongoing Debates
Does Freedom of Speech Extend to All Speech?
The First Amendment: Liberalism and Republicanism
The Rights of Groups and Individuals: Pornography and Hate Speech Considerations
How Much Power Does Speech Have?
Private Rights/Public Rights and the "Realistic" View of the First Amendment
The Relationship between Media and the State/Government
Conclusion: What You Have Learned
Media and Commerce
The Market Model and the Penny Press
The Nineteenth Century: Cradle of Media Commercialism
The Market Model
Commercialism and Entertainment Join the Public Sphere
The End of the Partisan Press
Industrialization and Urbanization Create Change in the United States
The Penny Press
The Penny Press and the Culture of Entertainment
Conclusion: What You Have Learned
Media as a Business Institution
Changes in Newspapers after the Civil War
Rise of Newspapers as Industry Parallels U.S.Growth
The Press Becomes a Business
Advertising and the Growth of Commercial Media
Group Ownership and Networks
Television Follows Suit
Conclusion: What You Have Learned
The Entertainment Revolution
The Rise of "New Journalism"
Characteristics of New Journalism
Pulitzer, Hearst, and "Yellow Journalism"
News, Entertainment, and the Demands of an Age
The Social and Cultural Context for the Rise of New Journalism
Movies, Radio, and Television Satisfy Demands for Entertainment
Entertainment: Our Undoing or Our Necessary Future?
Conclusion: What You Have Learned
Media and Community
Social Responsibility and the Media
Philosophical Shifts in the Late Nineteenth Century
The Progressive Movement and Muckraking Journalism
The Press, Public Opinion, and Public Relations
The Social Responsibility Theory of the Media
Broadcasting and Social Responsibility
The Hutchins Commission
A Framework for Socially Responsible Media
Conclusion: What You Have Learned
Alternative Media
What Are Alternative Media and Why Did They Emerge?
Content and Functions of Alternative Media
Examples of Alternative Media
Alternative Media and the Technologies of Broadcast and the Internet
Challenges Faced by Alternative Media
Conclusion: What You Have Learned
Media and Cultural Identity
What is Cultural Identity?
Media and Cultural Identity
Media and Cultural Identity: Some Examples
Content and Functions of Cultural Identity Media
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Media, History, Society A Cultural History of U.S. Media

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