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Voices of a Nation : A History of Mass Media in the United States by Jean Folkerts, Ed Caudill and Dwight Teeter (2008, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPearson Education
ISBN-100205486975
ISBN-139780205486977
eBay Product ID (ePID)11589
Product Key Features
Number of Pages576 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameVoices of a Nation : a History of Mass Media in the United States
Publication Year2008
SubjectCommunication Studies, Media Studies
TypeTextbook
AuthorJean Folkerts, Ed Caudill, Dwight Teeter
Subject AreaSocial Science, Language Arts & Disciplines
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.4 in
Item Weight35.1 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width7.5 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number5
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2008-015296
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal302.230973
Table Of ContentContents Preface Part 1 Media in Early America Chapter 1 Crossing the Atlantic Printing Revolution as a Catalyst for Social Change Prior Restraint in England: Publishing Precedent Licensing Challenge by Books and Newspapers British America Definitions of News Diffusion of News Publishing-A Commercial Enterprise Conclusion Chapter 2 Resistance and Liberty Resistance Personified: The Zenger Trial Bradford as Forerunner The New York Journal The Zenger Trial After Zenger Colonial Resistance to Economic Policy The Stamp Act Economic Resistance Turns Political The Boston Gazette as Radical Rag Letters from a Farmer: Serial Essays Journal of Occurrences: Fact or Fiction? News of Congress and of War Congressional Proceedings Secret News of War Spreads through Colonies Declaration of Independence Public Opinion and Freedom of Expression Newspapers and Political Pamphlets: Relative Merits Newspapers for a Continent The Significance of Circulations Recording Early History: Isaiah Thomas Conclusion Chapter 3 Forming a New Nation Constitutional Politics and the Press The Fight for Ratification: Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists The Bill of Rights: Congress Shall Make No Law Enlightenment Philosophy and the Bill of Rights Evolution of the Commercial Press Information Demand and Developing Dailies Political Press and National Politics Federalist Newspapers Jeffersonian (Republican) Newspapers Lingering Legacy of Seditious Libel Conclusion Chapter 4 Diversity in the Early Republic Newspapers and an Informed Public Modernization and the Postal Dilemma Continuing Political Tradition Foreign-Language Press and Diverse Ethnic Backgrounds Labor Press Native-American Press Responds to European Settlement African-American Newspapers as a Response to White Society Magazines The Struggle to Circulate 000 The New-York Magazine; or, Literary Repository The Port Folio Book Publishing as a Challenge to Cultural Norms Technology, Production, and Labor Relationship to Religion and Values Conclusion Chapter 5 Penny Papers in the Metropolis Characteristics of the Penny Press Advertising: Buyer Beware Continuity and Change in the Early Nineteenth Century The New York Leaders Benjamin Day and the New York Sun James Gordon Bennett and the New York Herald Reasons for Development Conclusion Part 2 Media in an Expanding Nation Chapter 6 Expansion Unifies and Divides Transportation and Communication Postal Express Technology and Communications Telegraph: Technological and Cultural Change Communication and the Movement Westward Mexican War: Of Words and Images Frontier Newspapers Oral Culture and the Lecture Circuit Evolution of the Penny Press Horace Greeley and the New York Tribune Henry Jarvis Raymond and the New York Times Chicago Tribune Press Development in the Antebellum South The Richmond Enquirer and the Southern Partisan Press Conclusion Chapter 7 Communication Issues in the Antislavery Movement and the Civil War The Abolitionist Movement: Printed Products in an Age of Change William Lloyd Garrison: Radical Mission Elijah Lovejoy: The Link between Abolition and Civil Rights
SynopsisVoices of a Nation: A History of Mass Media in the United States presents a cultural interpretation of the history of both traditional and nontraditional media, emphasizing how minority and mainstream media together have impacted American history. Voices of a Nation ties media history the bigger picture of American history and helps students understand the role of media in a democratic society at varied historical points. Organized chronologically, the text recognizes the significant "voices" of such non-traditional media as suffrage newspapers, ethnic newspapers, and cultural movement papers and magazines., Voices of a Nation: A History of Mass Media in the United States presents a cultural interpretation of the history of both traditional and nontraditional media, emphasizing that minority as well as mainstream media have impacted American history. Voices of a Nation sets media history in the context of overall historical events and themes and tries to understand the role of media in a democratic society at varied historical points. Organized chronologically, the text recognizes the significant "voices" of such non-traditional media as suffrage newspapers, ethnic newspapers, and cultural movement papers and magazines.
LC Classification NumberP92.U5F58 2008
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