Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-195) and index.
Contents
Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The conception of a popular American press -- The rise of advocacy journalism -- Debate in the early American press -- The victory for rights of the press -- The heyday of the partisan press -- The rise of professional journalism -- The creation of press empires -- Domination of the press by electronic media -- Alternative journalism -- The failure of the American news media -- The movement toward public journalism -- The growth of the discussion boards and the birth of the blogs -- 9/11 and the rise of the blogosphere -- Research, Rathergate, and the power of the blogs -- Political reclamation and citizen journalism -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Selected bibliography -- Index.