The Press and the State
Sociohistorical and Contemporary Interpretations
Published on 11. September 1986
Book
Paperback/Softback
800 pages
978-0-8191-5272-5 (ISBN)
Description
This comprehensive introductory textbook presents a philosophical base upon which to study the media by tracing the relationship between the media and the State, from the controversial thoughts of King Urukagina in the 24th century, B.C. to the present. The concept for the book is consistent with the views reported in the University of Oregon study, Planning for Curricular Change in Journalism Education (1984), which calls for an approach to teaching that combines the history, philosophy, ethics, legal, and regulatory aspects of the media. Selected by CHOICE as an Outstanding Academic Book 1987-1988.
Reviews / Votes
...the articles are well chosen and encompass U.S., European, and Marxist conceptions....An excellent reference resource on the history and sociology of governmental controls of press freedoms, accessible to college undergraduates. Recommended. * CHOICE * ...their Hegelian (and Herculean) aspirations have produced perhaps the broadest perspective on political freedom of the media in one book....a welcome picture of freedom of the press painted with the broadest of strokes. * American Journalism: A Media History Journal * ...their Hegelian (and Herculean) aspirations have produced perhaps the broadest perspective on political freedom of the media in one book....a welcome picture of freedom of the press painted with the broadest of strokes. * American Journalism: A Media History Journal * ...the articles are well chosen and encompass U.S., European, and Marxist conceptions....An excellent reference resource on the history and sociology of governmental controls of press freedoms, accessible to college undergraduates. Recommended. * CHOICE *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Lanham, MD
United States
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8191-5272-5 (9780819152725)
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Persons
Walter M. Brasch is Professor of Journalism at Bloomsburg University in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. He is also the author of Black English and the Mass Media (UPA, 1984). Dana R. Ulloth is Professor of Telecommunications at the same university.