Politics and the American Press: The Rise of Objectivity, 1865-1920

by Richard L. Kaplan

Book Overview

Politics and the American Press takes a fresh look at the origins of modern journalism's ideals and political practices. In particular, Richard Kaplan addresses the professional ethic of political independence and objectivity widely adopted by the US press. He shows how this philosophy emerged from a strikingly different ethic of avid formal partisanship in the early twentieth century. The book also provides fresh insights into the economics of journalism...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521006023
• ISBN13: 9780521006026
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.1"