Forming the Public: A Critical History of Journalism in the United States

by Frank D. Durham and Thomas P. Oates

Book Overview

Throughout United States history, journalists and media workers have mobilized to promote and oppose various movements in public life. But a single meaning of the public remains elusive. Frank D. Durham and Thomas P. Oates provide an eye-opening analysis of the role played by journalism in the ongoing struggle to shape and transform ideas about the public. Using historical episodes and news reports, Durham and Oates offer examples of the influential...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 025208859X
• ISBN13: 9780252088599
• Release Date: December 2024
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 256 Pages