About this title: Published to commemorate the 300th anniversary of America's first newspaper, "Publick Occurrences", this book addresses such issues as the relationship between newspapers and government (especially in wartime), the role of the newspaper in shaping the American political and social agenda, the tensions between the newspaper's role as profit-making business and public watchdog, and how the newspaper defines its place relative to other means of public communication. Charles E. Clark, David Paul Nord and Gerald Baldasty examine chronological segments of the first 200 years of the American Press. ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oak Knoll Press
Date Published: 1991-07
ISBN-13:9780944026298ISBN:094402629X
Description: Good. Softcover. Clean, unmarked pages, and binding strong. Exterior shows light wear. We ship daily. International orders ship priority or first-class. read more
Edition: reprint of journal issue
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: American Antiquarian Society, Worcester
Date Published: 1991
Description: Octavo, VG+/none, in beige wraps; spine is beige with brown and black title. Minor shelfwear; corners slightly bent. US History. 7-19-668228. read more
Description: Worcester: American Antiquarian Society, 1991. Small 4to. Stiff tan wrappers. Pp. 363-463. Illustrations. Near fine. Includes "The Newspapers of Provincial America" by Charles E. Clark, "Newspapers and American Nationhood" by David Paul Nord, "The Nineteenth-Century Origins of Modern American Journalism" by Gerald J. Baldasty, "Preparing the Minds of the People" by Michael Schudson and "The American Journalist" by Loren Ghiglione. read more
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