The Institutions of American Democracy
The Press
Published on 26. May 2005
Book
Hardback
502 pages
978-0-19-517283-6 (ISBN)
Description
American democracy is built on its institutions. The Congress, the presidency, and the judiciary, in particular, undergird the rights and responsibilities of every citizen. The free press, for example, protected by the First Amendment, allows for the dissent so necessary in a democracy. How has this institution changed since the nation's founding? And what can we, as leaders, policymakers, and citizens, do to keep it vital? The freedom of the press is an essential element of American democracy. With the guidance of editors Geneva Overholser and Kathleen Hall Jamieson, this volume examines the role of the press in a democracy, investigating alternative models used throughout world history to better understand how the American press has evolved into what it is today. The commission also examines ways to allow more voices to be heard and to improve the institution of the American free press. "The Press", a collection of essays by the nation's leading journalism scholars and professionals will examine the history, identity, roles, and future of the American press, with an emphasis on topics of concern to both practitioners and consumers of American media.
Reviews / Votes
"This book addresses this matter in the kind of thoughtful, intellectual, historical context often lacking in discussions." --American Journalism Review"When it comes to controlling the press, Americans for 200 years have resoundingly preferred the marketplace to the government. This important book raises the unsettling questions: What happens if the open market no longer does the job? Is it time to turn to government?"--American Journalism Review
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-19-517283-6 (9780195172836)
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Geneva Overholser | Kathleen Hall Jamieson
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Persons
Geneva Overholser is the Curtis B. Hurley Chair in Public Affairs Reporting, Missouri School of Journalism Washington Bureau. Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Ph.D., is the Elizabeth Ware Packard Professor of Communication, Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania; Director, Annenberg Public Policy Center. Series edited by Jaroslav Pelikan, Yale University and University of Pennsylvania.
Editor
Chair in Public Affairs Reporting, School of JournalismChair in Public Affairs Reporting, School of Journalism, University of Missouri
Professor of Communication and Director, Annenberg Public Policy CenterProfessor of Communication and Director, Annenberg Public Policy Center, University of Pennsylvania
Content
DIRECTORY OF CONTRIBUTORS
Jaroslav Pelikan: GENERAL INTRODUCTION: The Press as an Institution of American Constitutional Democracy
Geneva Overholser and Kathleen Hall Jamieson: INTRODUCTION
Michael Schudson: SECTION I: ORIENTATIONS: THE PRESS AND DEMOCRACY IN TIME AND SPACE
1: Daniel C. Hallin and Robert Giles: Presses and Democracies
2: Michael Schudson and Susan E. Tifft: American Journalism in Historical Perspective
3: Robert M. Entman: The Nature and Sources of News
4: Barbie Zelizer: Definitions of Journalism
5: Pamela Newkirk: The Minority Press: Pleading Our Own Cause
6: John Keane: Journalism and Democracy across Borders
Timothy E. Cook: SECTION II: THE FUNCTIONS OF THE PRESS IN A DEMOCRACY
7: James Curran: What Democracy Requires of the Media
8: Robert Schmuhl and Robert G. Picard: The Marketplace of Ideas
9: Maxwell McCombs: The Agenda-Setting Function of the Press
10: W. Lance Bennett and William Serrin: The Watchdog Role
11: Thomas Patterson and Philip Seib: Informing the Public
12: Esther Thorson: Mobilizing Citizen Participation
Martha Joynt Kumar: SECTION III: GOVERNMENT AND THE PRESS: AN AMBIVALENT RELATIONSHIP
13: Martha Joynt Kumar and Alex Jones: Government and the Press: Issues and Trends
14: Timothy E. Cook: Public Policy toward the Press: What Government Does For the News Media
15: Bruce W. Sanford and Jane E. Kirtley: The First Amendment Tradition and Its Critics
16: Jane E. Kirtley: Legal Evolution of the Government-News Media Relationship
17: Robert B. Horwitz: Communications Regulation in Protecting the Public Interest
18: Daniel Schorr: Journalism and the Public Interest
19: William Prochnau: The Military and the Media
Theodore L. Glasser: SECTION IV: STRUCTURE AND NATURE OF THE AMERICAN PRESS
20: Robert G. Picard: Money, Media, and the Public Interest
21: James T. Hamilton: The Market and the Media
22: Mitchell Stephens and David T. Z. Mindich: The Press and the Politics of Representation
23: Theodore L. Glasser and Marc Gunther: The Legacy of Autonomy in American Journalism
24: Carolyn Marvin and Philip Meyer: What Kind of Journalism Does the Public Need?
SECTION V
25 The Future of News, The Future of Journalism: John Carey and Nancy Hicks Maynard:
Geneva Overholser and Kathleen Hall Jamieson: AFTERWORD
INDEX
Jaroslav Pelikan: GENERAL INTRODUCTION: The Press as an Institution of American Constitutional Democracy
Geneva Overholser and Kathleen Hall Jamieson: INTRODUCTION
Michael Schudson: SECTION I: ORIENTATIONS: THE PRESS AND DEMOCRACY IN TIME AND SPACE
1: Daniel C. Hallin and Robert Giles: Presses and Democracies
2: Michael Schudson and Susan E. Tifft: American Journalism in Historical Perspective
3: Robert M. Entman: The Nature and Sources of News
4: Barbie Zelizer: Definitions of Journalism
5: Pamela Newkirk: The Minority Press: Pleading Our Own Cause
6: John Keane: Journalism and Democracy across Borders
Timothy E. Cook: SECTION II: THE FUNCTIONS OF THE PRESS IN A DEMOCRACY
7: James Curran: What Democracy Requires of the Media
8: Robert Schmuhl and Robert G. Picard: The Marketplace of Ideas
9: Maxwell McCombs: The Agenda-Setting Function of the Press
10: W. Lance Bennett and William Serrin: The Watchdog Role
11: Thomas Patterson and Philip Seib: Informing the Public
12: Esther Thorson: Mobilizing Citizen Participation
Martha Joynt Kumar: SECTION III: GOVERNMENT AND THE PRESS: AN AMBIVALENT RELATIONSHIP
13: Martha Joynt Kumar and Alex Jones: Government and the Press: Issues and Trends
14: Timothy E. Cook: Public Policy toward the Press: What Government Does For the News Media
15: Bruce W. Sanford and Jane E. Kirtley: The First Amendment Tradition and Its Critics
16: Jane E. Kirtley: Legal Evolution of the Government-News Media Relationship
17: Robert B. Horwitz: Communications Regulation in Protecting the Public Interest
18: Daniel Schorr: Journalism and the Public Interest
19: William Prochnau: The Military and the Media
Theodore L. Glasser: SECTION IV: STRUCTURE AND NATURE OF THE AMERICAN PRESS
20: Robert G. Picard: Money, Media, and the Public Interest
21: James T. Hamilton: The Market and the Media
22: Mitchell Stephens and David T. Z. Mindich: The Press and the Politics of Representation
23: Theodore L. Glasser and Marc Gunther: The Legacy of Autonomy in American Journalism
24: Carolyn Marvin and Philip Meyer: What Kind of Journalism Does the Public Need?
SECTION V
25 The Future of News, The Future of Journalism: John Carey and Nancy Hicks Maynard:
Geneva Overholser and Kathleen Hall Jamieson: AFTERWORD
INDEX