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001 2009018385
003 DLC
005 20091019143042.0
008 090505s2009 enk 001 0 eng
010 $a 2009018385
020 $a9780195181234 (hardback : alk. paper)
020 $a0195181239 (hardback : alk. paper)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn156816880
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050 00 $aPN4888.P6$bJ66 2009
082 00 $a071.3$222
100 1 $aJones, Alex S.
245 10 $aLosing the news :$bthe future of the news that feeds democracy /$cAlex S. Jones.
260 $aOxford ;$aNew York :$bOxford University Press,$c2009.
300 $axix, 234 p. ;$c22 cm.
490 1 $aInstitutions of American democracy
500 $a"The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands, the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania."
500 $aIncludes index.
520 $aPulitzer Prize-winning journalist Alex S. Jones explores how the epochal changes sweeping the media have eroded the core news that has been the essential food supply of our democracy. At a time of dazzling technological innovation, Jones says that what stands to be lost is the fact-based reporting that serves as a watchdog over government, holds the powerful accountable, and gives citizens what they need. In a tumultuous new media era, with cutthroat competition and panic over profits, the commitment of the traditional news media to serious news is fading. Should we lose a critical mass of this news, our democracy will weaken--and possibly even begin to fail. This book is also a call to arms. Despite the current crisis, there are many hopeful signs, and Jones closes by looking over the horizon and exploring ways the iron core can be preserved.--From publisher description.
505 0 $aThe iron core -- Media and democracy -- The fragile First Amendment -- Objectivity's last stand -- Media ethics- the painful balance -- The curious story of news -- Newspapers on the brink -- The new news media -- Saving the news.
650 0 $aJournalism$xPolitical aspects$zUnited States.
650 0 $aJournalism$xEconomic aspects$zUnited States.
650 0 $aJournalism$xObjectivity$zUnited States.
650 0 $aJournalistic ethics$zUnited States.
710 2 $aAnnenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands.
710 2 $aAnnenberg Public Policy Center.
830 0 $aInstitutions of American democracy series.