Mightier Than the Sword (3rd edition) - Rodger Streitmatter

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Country of Origin
United States
Educational Level
College
ISBN
9780813346304
Subject Area
Social Science, Language Arts & Disciplines
Publication Name
Mightier than the Sword : How the News Media Have Shaped American History
Publisher
Routledge
Item Length
8.7 in
Subject
Media Studies, Sociology / General, Journalism
Publication Year
2011
Type
Textbook
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.7 in
Author
Rodger Streitmatter
Features
New Edition
Item Weight
14.1 Oz
Item Width
6.2 in
Number of Pages
336 Pages
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Publisher
Routledge
ISBN-10
0813346304
ISBN-13
9780813346304
eBay Product ID (ePID)
109078508

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
336 Pages
Publication Name
Mightier than the Sword : How the News Media Have Shaped American History
Language
English
Publication Year
2011
Subject
Media Studies, Sociology / General, Journalism
Features
New Edition
Type
Textbook
Author
Rodger Streitmatter
Subject Area
Social Science, Language Arts & Disciplines
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
14.1 Oz
Item Length
8.7 in
Item Width
6.2 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number
3
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2011-038112
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
Praise for Previous Editions: “In this engagingly written collection of case studies, Rodger Streitmatter demonstrates that journalism history is much more than a static gallery of the usual portraits. . . . Overall, the second edition of Mightier than the Sword is well worth acquiring, as it offers substantial new content and updates. As in the first edition, Streitmatter writes gracefully and concisely, in a style sure to command students’ interest. He embeds considerable scholarship in each chapter, so that readers wishing more can easily see where next to go. . . . This book will continue to be useful not only in the standard journalism history course but in myriad others from media and society to media criticism to reporting.� - Journalism History (Nancy L. Roberts, SUNY-Albany) “In succinct, engrossing prose, Streitmatter shows how courageous, effective communicators have accepted their own and their media’s limitations to shape the outcome of events from abolitionism to anti-Semitism, women’s rights to civil rights, the Ku Klux Klan to Vietnam.� - Booklist “An easy-to-digest . . . overview of the media’s influence on American history and politics. . . . A fine introductory textbook for a journalism class.� - Kirkus Reviews “A novel approach to journalism history, presenting key episodes in an engaging style bound to appeal to students and the general public alike. Streitmatter’s lucid prose draws on study of both primary and secondary source material to provide a provocative synthesis and serves as a basis for thoughtful examination of the role of the news media in American society.� -Maurine H. Beasley, University of Maryland at College Park “Streitmatter’s book is a welcome addition to the growing canon of journalism history. His case studies of significant issues in American history from the American Revolution of Tom Paine and Sam Adams to the New Right of Rush Limbaugh clearly demonstrate how closely the news media is entwined with the life of the nation. This text is a must-read not only for journalism historians but for anyone interested in the ideas and forces that have shaped the nation.� -Elizabeth V. Burt, American Journalism Historians Association; University of Hartford, "Rodger Streitmatter's Mightier than the Sword is a welcome addition to my course in the history of American mass media. His writing style is accessible and enjoyable for students, and his focus on important historical moments makes it easy for me to make good use of the text no matter how I organize my class. Students like this book because it's fun to read, and I like it because it asks them to think critically about something important--the role of journalism in shaping American history." -- Janice Hume, Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Georgia "Many students tell me in their course evaluations that Mightier Than the Sword is one of their favorite textbooks ever. It's so interestingly written that some of them don't even wait until the end of the semester to tell me how inspiring it is and that it's one textbook they plan to keep. This has been the case since I started using it back with the first edition. Pretty good for a book on history, a subject many students don't expect to enjoy. Doubly good that the book has always been more affordably priced than most texts students are asked to buy." -- James Pinson, Eastern Michigan University Praise for Previous Editions:, Praise for the Third Edition of Rodger Streitmatter's Mightier than the Sword "When it comes to looking American journalism square in the eye and asking exactly the right questions, no book offers a fresher perspective and does it better than Mightier Than the Sword . Just for his examination alone of the media's failure over the years to support women's suffrage, or for questioning what is ethical in the pursuit of a cause as important as independence, Rodger Streitmatter deserves high grades for making his readers critically rethink their preconceived notions." -- Steve Klein, coordinator of the Journalism program at George Mason University "Streitmatter's book is an excellent auxiliary text for an introductory mass media class. It provides students with a real sense of the role the media have played in the development of American society and how they were used as agents of social change. It also provides a context for the role the media play today." -- Dave Cassady, Pacific University, "In this engagingly written collection of case studies, Rodger Streitmatter demonstrates that journalism history is much more than a static gallery of the usual portraits...Overall, the second edition of Mightier than the Sword is well worth acquiring, as it offers substantial new content and updates. As in the first edition, Streitmatter writes gracefully and concisely, in a style sure to command students' interest. He embeds considerable scholarship in each chapter, so that readers wishing more can easily see where next to go...This book will continue to be useful not only in the standard journalism history course but in myriad others from media and society to media criticism to reporting." -- Journalism History (Nancy L. Roberts, SUNY-Albany) "In succinct, engrossing prose, Streitmatter shows how courageous, effective communicators have accepted their own and their media's limitations to shape the outcome of events from abolitionism to anti-Semitism, women's rights to civil rights, the Ku Klux Klan to Vietnam." -- Booklist "An easy-to-digest ...overview of the media's influence on American history and politics...A fine introductory textbook for a journalism class." -- Kirkus Reviews
Dewey Decimal
070.4/493240973
Edition Description
New Edition
Synopsis
In this path-breaking book, Rodger Streitmatter takes readers on a sightseeing tour of American history as influenced by the public press, visiting sixteen landmark events in US history, from the American Revolution and the civil rights movement to Watergate and 9/11. These are events that stir the political imagination; but, as Streitmatter shows, they also demonstrate how American journalism, since the 1760s, has not merely recorded this nation's history but has played a role in shaping it. This book is the first of its kind. Streitmatter avoids the mind-numbing lists of names, dates, and newspaper headlines that bog down the standard journalism history textbook. Instead, he focuses on a limited number of episodes, identifying common characteristics within the news media. The third edition includes an entirely new chapter on social media and the election of Barack Obama. This edition also looks beyond traditional journalistic outlets such as newspapers and television news reports to examine the modern-day role that the Internet and its various venues play in reporting the news and shaping history., In this engaging examination of the media's influence on US history and politics, Rodger Streitmatter visits sixteen landmark episodes, from the American Revolution to the present-day fight for gay and lesbian marriage equality. In each of these cases, Streitmatter succinctly illustrates the enormous role that journalism has played in not merely recording this nation's history but also in actively shaping it. Mightier than the Sword offers students and professors a highly readable and accessible alternative to journalism history textbooks. Instead of trying to document every detail in the development of US media through dry, dull lists of names, dates, and headlines, this book focuses on sixteen discrete episodes that illustrate a point that is much larger than the sum of their parts: media have played and continue to play an enormous role in shaping this nation. The fourth edition features an entirely new chapter on the way US media have championed various gay and lesbian rights initiatives, from the 2003 Lawrence vs. Texas sodomy case through the June 2013 Supreme Court decision striking down DOMA (the Defense of Marriage Act). Balancing criticism and celebration of news media and exploring both print and electronic platforms, Mightier than the Sword provides students with a sense of the power and responsibility inherent in the institution of journalism., In this path-breaking book, Rodger Streitmatter takes readers on a sightseeing tour of American history as influenced by the public press, visiting sixteen landmark events in US history, from the American Revolution and the civil rights movement to Watergate and 9/11. These are events that stir the political imagination; but, as Streitmatter shows, they also demonstrate how American journalism, since the 1760s, has not merely recorded this nation's history but has played a role in shaping it. This book is the first of its kind. Streitmatter avoids the mind-numbing lists of names, dates, and newspaper headlines that bog down the standard journalism history textbook. Instead, he focuses on a limited number of episodes, identifying common characteristics within the news media. The third edition includes an entirely new chapter on social media and the election of Barack Obama. This edition also looks beyond traditional journalistic outlets such as newspapers and television newsreports to examine the modern-day role that the Internet and its various venues play in reporting the news and shaping history., In this pathbreaking book, Rodger Streitmatter takes the reader on a sightseeing tour of American history as influenced by the public press, visiting fifteen landmark events in US history, from the Am
LC Classification Number
PN4888.I53S77 2012

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