000784558 000__ 02605cam\a22004811i\4500 000784558 001__ 784558 000784558 005__ 20210515130849.0 000784558 006__ m\\\\\o\\d\\\\\\\\ 000784558 007__ cr\un\nnnunnun 000784558 008__ 170716s2015\\\\mdua\\\\ob\\\\001\0\eng\d 000784558 020__ $$a9781442245129 (electronic bk.) 000784558 020__ $$a1442245123 (electronic bk.) 000784558 020__ $$z9781442245105 000784558 020__ $$z1442245107 000784558 020__ $$z9781442245112 000784558 020__ $$z1442245115 000784558 0248_ $$a40024799334 000784558 035__ $$a(NhCcYBP)EBC2006818 000784558 040__ $$aNhCcYBP$$cNhCcYBP 000784558 043__ $$an-us--- 000784558 050_4 $$aPN4888.I53$$bS74 2015 000784558 08204 $$a302.230973$$223 000784558 1001_ $$aStreitmatter, Rodger. 000784558 24512 $$aA force for good :$$bhow the American news media have propelled positive change /$$cRodger Streitmatter. 000784558 264_1 $$aLanham :$$bRowman & Littlefield,$$c[2015] 000784558 300__ $$a1 online resource (xvi, 229 pages) :$$billustrations. 000784558 336__ $$atext$$btxt$$2rdacontent 000784558 337__ $$acomputer$$bc$$2rdamedia 000784558 338__ $$aonline resource$$bcr$$2rdacarrier 000784558 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 215-219) and index. 000784558 5050_ $$aIntroduction -- Securing humane care for the mentally ill -- Waging war on urban slums -- Protecting America's children -- Creating a better life for African Americans -- Closing down the original Ponzi scheme -- Assuring citizens that "G-men" were keeping them safe -- Stopping smokers from killing themselves -- Celebrating a Jewish Miss America -- Breaking the color barrier in major league baseball -- Giving average citizens more say in choosing their president -- Improving the lives of migrant farm workers -- Popularizing the birth control pill -- Fueling the space race -- Achieving justice for Japanese Americans interned during World War II -- Stopping Catholic priests from sexually abusing little boys -- Redefining the American lesbian -- Conclusion. 000784558 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users 000784558 533__ $$aElectronic reproduction.$$bAnn Arbor, MI$$nAvailable via World Wide Web. 000784558 588__ $$aDescription based on print version record. 000784558 650_0 $$aPress$$zUnited States$$xInfluence. 000784558 650_0 $$aPress and politics$$zUnited States. 000784558 650_0 $$aJournalism$$xPolitical aspects$$zUnited States. 000784558 650_0 $$aJournalism$$xSocial aspects$$zUnited States. 000784558 7102_ $$aProQuest (Firm) 000784558 77608 $$cOriginal$$z9781442245105$$z1442245107$$z9781442245112$$z1442245115$$w(DLC) 2014046658 000784558 852__ $$bebk 000784558 85640 $$3GOBI DDA$$uhttps://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/usiricelib-ebooks/detail.action?docID=2006818$$zOnline Access 000784558 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:784558$$pGLOBAL_SET 000784558 980__ $$aEBOOK 000784558 980__ $$aBIB 000784558 982__ $$aEbook 000784558 983__ $$aOnline