The Publisher-Public Official: Real or Imagined Conflict of Interest?

by Don Sneed and Daniel Riffe

Social responsibility theory calls on the American press to serve as watchdog over powerful government and to provide a forum for robust democratic debate. Based on five current case studies, The Publisher-Public Official explores the extent to which politicians who simultaneously serve as newspaper editors or publishers fulfill this ethical duty. The book features interviews with the editors/publishers and with a sample of their readers,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 027594087X
• ISBN13: 9780275940874
• Release Date: December 1991
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 159 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.3"