Mightier than the sword: how the news media have shaped American history

1997; Association of College and Research Libraries; Volume: 35; Issue: 02 Linguagem: Inglês

10.5860/choice.35-0733

ISSN

1943-5975

Autores

Rodger Streitmatter,

Tópico(s)

Race, History, and American Society

Resumo

1 Sowing the Seeds of Revolution 2 Abolition Turning America's Conscience Against the Sins of Slavery 3 Slowing the Momentum for Women's Rights 4 Attacking Municipal Corruption The Tweed Ring 5 Journalism as Warmonger The Spanish-American War 6 Muckraking The Golden Age of Reform Journalism 7 Defying the Ku Klux Klan 8 Father Coughlin Fomenting Anti-Semitism via the Radio 9 Creating Rosie the Riveter Propelling the American Woman into the Workforce 10 Exposing Joe McCarthy Television's Finest Hour 11 Pushing the Civil Rights Movement onto the National Agenda 12 Vietnam War Bringing the Battlefield into the American Living Room 13 Watergate Forces the President to His Knees 14 Rush Limbaugh Leading the Republican Revolution 15 9/11 Failing the American Public 16 Electing an African-American President A Case Study in News Media Bias 17 How the News Media Have Shaped American History Focusing on the How

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