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Discusses today’s problems of public communication in the context of history, law, and interpersonal life. News should not be something to dread, mistrust, or shun. Aided by reliable, factual journalism, citizens can develop a community-based knowledge to cope with social issues great and small.

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“There are not many books that place journalism within a framework of empowering democracy. Democracy’s News does that squarely and well.” —Angie Drobnic Holan, Editor-in-Chief, PolitiFact

Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • INTRODUCTION
  • CHAPTER 1—A DESCENDING DARKNESS
  • CHAPTER 2—A BUDDING NATION FINDS ITS VOICE
  • CHAPTER 3—THE YARD SIGN THAT SAID ‘NO’ TO CENSORSHIP
  • CHAPTER 4—AN EPIC BATTLE, A VICTORY FOR PRESS FREEDOM
  • CHAPTER 5—INSIDE THE NEWSROOM, BEHIND THE STORY
  • CHAPTER 6—UNTANGLING ACCUSATIONS OF JOURNALISM BIAS
  • CHAPTER 7—JOURNALISM, EVERYDAY TALK, AND THE FUTURE FOR PUBLIC LIFE
  • CHAPTER 8—A CITIZENSHIP ETHIC FOR A TIME OF DIMINISHED JOURNALISM
  • CHAPTER 9—ASSUMING RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE REPUBLIC

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      Publisher: LUP - University of Michigan Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 2/20/2023 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780472055845, 978-0472055845
      ISBN10: 0472055844

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Discusses today’s problems of public communication in the context of history, law, and interpersonal life. News should not be something to dread, mistrust, or shun. Aided by reliable, factual journalism, citizens can develop a community-based knowledge to cope with social issues great and small.

      Trade Review
      “There are not many books that place journalism within a framework of empowering democracy. Democracy’s News does that squarely and well.” —Angie Drobnic Holan, Editor-in-Chief, PolitiFact

      Table of Contents
      • Acknowledgments
      • INTRODUCTION
      • CHAPTER 1—A DESCENDING DARKNESS
      • CHAPTER 2—A BUDDING NATION FINDS ITS VOICE
      • CHAPTER 3—THE YARD SIGN THAT SAID ‘NO’ TO CENSORSHIP
      • CHAPTER 4—AN EPIC BATTLE, A VICTORY FOR PRESS FREEDOM
      • CHAPTER 5—INSIDE THE NEWSROOM, BEHIND THE STORY
      • CHAPTER 6—UNTANGLING ACCUSATIONS OF JOURNALISM BIAS
      • CHAPTER 7—JOURNALISM, EVERYDAY TALK, AND THE FUTURE FOR PUBLIC LIFE
      • CHAPTER 8—A CITIZENSHIP ETHIC FOR A TIME OF DIMINISHED JOURNALISM
      • CHAPTER 9—ASSUMING RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE REPUBLIC

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