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

This study takes a fresh look at the origins of modern journalism's ideals and political practices. The book also provides fresh insights into the economics of journalism and documents the changes in political content of the press by a systematic content analysis of newspaper news and editorials over a span of 55 years. The book concludes by exploring the appropriate political role and professional ethics of journalists in a modern democracy.

Author: Richard L. Kaplan
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 04/01/2002
Pages: 234
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.81lbs
Size: 9.14h x 6.00w x 0.57d
ISBN: 9780521006026

Review Citation(s):
Choice 11/01/2002 pg. 463

About the Author
Kaplan, Richard L.: - Richard Kaplan is Lecturer in the Sociology Department at the University of California, Santa Barbara. His work on media history has received the Catherine Covert Prize for best published article in Mass Communications History (1996). He has published in Journalism History; Media, Culture, and Society; and American Journalism.

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