The News in America

Frank Luther Mott

Published by Harvard University Press 1952

The News in America

Frank Luther Mott

Volume 4 in the series The Library of Congress Series in American Civilization

https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674182578

Contents

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
CHAPTER ONE. News-Hunger Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
CHAPTER TWO. Feeding the News-Hungry Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
CHAPTER THREE. What's the News? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	22
CHAPTER FOUR. News as History Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	33
CHAPTER FIVE. Speed: The News as Timely Report Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	41
CHAPTER SIX. News as Sensation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	48
CHAPTER SEVEN. The Human-Interest Story As News Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	58
CHAPTER EIGHT. Objective News versus Qualified Report Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	67
CHAPTER NINE. Local News Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	88
CHAPTER TEN. Domestic News and the News Services Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	97
CHAPTER ELEVEN. News of Government Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	105
CHAPTER TWELVE. Foreign News Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	122
CHAPTER THIRTEEN. No. 50, Rockefeller Plaza Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	131
CHAPTER FOURTEEN. The “Daily Tribune” Goes to Press Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	140
CHAPTER FIFTEEN. WZZZ Airs the News Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	148
CHAPTER SIXTEEN. The Form of News Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	156
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. News Controls Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	173
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. To Lead or to Follow Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	199
CHAPTER NINETEEN. The Responsibilities of the Reader Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	205
CHAPTER TWENTY. Looking toward the Future Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	214
NOTES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	219
INDEX Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	227

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Copyright year: 1952
Edition: 4th printing 1962. Reprint 2014
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Front matter: 10
- Main content: 236
Keywords: Journalism -- United States.; Press -- United States.; News agencies.; Radio journalism.

eBook

Published: October 1, 2013
ISBN: 9780674182578

Hardcover

Published: February 5, 1952
ISBN: 9780674182561