Losing the news : the future of the news that feeds democracy / Alex S. Jones.
Jones, Alex S.; Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands.; Annenberg Public Policy Center.
2009
PN4888.P6 J66 2009 (Mapit)
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Title Losing the news : the future of the news that feeds democracy / Alex S. Jones.
Author Jones, Alex S.
ISBN 9780195181234 (alk. paper)
0195181239 (alk. paper)
Publication Details Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Language English
Description xix, 234 p. ; 22 cm.
Call Number PN4888.P6 J66 2009
Dewey Decimal Classification 071.3
Summary Pulitzer 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.
Note "The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands, the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania."
Includes index.
Added Corporate Author Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands.
Annenberg Public Policy Center.
Series Institutions of American democracy series.
Record Appears in On-Campus Resources > Books
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