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The News about the News: American Journalism in Perilby Jr. Leonard Downie
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Freedom of the press is a primary American value. Good journalism builds communities, arms citizens with important information, and serves as a public watchdog for civic, national, and global issues. But what happens when the news turns its back on its public role? Leonard Downie Jr., executive editor of The Washington Post, and Robert G. Kaiser, associate editor and senior correspondent, report on a growing crisis in American journalism. From the corporatization that leads media moguls to slash content for profit, to newsrooms that ignore global crises to report on personal entertainment, these veteran journalists chronicle an erosion of independent, relevant journalism. In the process, they make clear why incorruptible reporting is crucial to American society. Rooted in interviews and first-hand accounts, the authors take us inside the politically charged world of one of Americaâ„—s powerful institutions, the media.
Synopsis:Two former investigative journalists journey inside the world of contemporary new media to explain why we receive the frequently unsatisfactory news we do, why news reporting is deteriorating, the values that dominate the news business, and how to restore the serious, incorruptible, and revelatory journalism that is crucial to American society. Reprint. 30,000 first printing.
About the AuthorLeonard Downie Jr. has worked since 1964 at the Washington Post, where he has been an investigative reporter, a principal editor in the paper’s Watergate coverage, a foreign correspondent, national editor, managing editor and, since 1991, executive editor, succeeding Ben Bradlee. This is his fourth book. He lives in Washington, D.C.
Robert G. Kaiser, who joined the Post in 1963, has been a local, national and foreign correspondent, assistant managing editor for national news and managing editor. He is now associate editor and senior correspondent. This is his sixth book. He lives in Washington, D.C. Table of ContentsNews matters — Americans and their news — News that makes a difference — Newspapers : where the news (mostly) comes from — The network news — Local television news : live at 4, 5, 6 and 11 — The new news — News values — The future of news.
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