Synopses & Reviews
Consumers of American media find themselves in a news world that has shifted toward more conservative reporting. This book takes a measured, historical view of the shift, addressing factors that include the greater skill with which conservatives have used the media, the medias gradual trend toward conservatism, the role of religion, and the effects of media conglomeration. The book makes the case that the media have managed to not only enable todays conservative resurgence but also ignore, largely, the consequences of that change for the American people.
Synopsis
The book makes the case that the media have managed to not only enable todays conservative resurgence but also ignore, largely, the consequences of that change for the American people.
About the Author
James Brian McPherson is an associate professor of communication at Whitworth University and author of Journalism at the End of the American Century, 1965–Present. He lives in Spokane, Washington.
Sidney Blumenthal is a former editor and writer for the New Republic, the Washington Post, and the New Yorker. A former senior adviser to President Bill Clinton, he is the author of several books, including The Clinton Wars and How Bush Rules.
Table of Contents
The New Conservatism and Prior MovementsRoots of Political ResurgenceThe Fading of Reform JournalismReagan's Cultural RevolutionThe Political Process TransformedThe Rise of the Right-Wing MediaEconomic and Regulatory ConsiderationsRedefining the MainstreamProblems and Possibilities