Religion in the News: Faith and Journalism in American Public Discourse

Stewart M Hoover offers a cultural-historical analysis of the rise of religious stories in the media - the Islamic Revolution in Iran, televangelism and its scandals, the political agenda of the Evangelical New Right, to name but a few.

The author′s penetrating analysis brings into sharp focus: the relationship between religion and the news media, both in everyday practice and in the larger context of American public discourse; the place of religion in American life; the role of the media in cultural discourse; and the prospects of institutional religion in the media age.

Author: Stewart Hoover
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
Published: 06/30/1998
Pages: 248
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.89lbs
Size: 9.18h x 6.10w x 0.62d
ISBN: 9780761916789