Death of the fourth estate / J. D. Squires -- Yesterday's papers / D. Clendinen -- The newspaper's identity crisis / D. Underwood -- More is less / L. W. Lichty and D. Gomery -- Beyond broadcast journalism / J. Katz -- The role of the media in shaping public policy / C. Green -- The passing of the "high modernism" of American journalism / D. C. Hallin -- The idiot culture / C. Bernstein -- Journalism and the public trust / D. Rather -- Old news is good news / B. Moyers -- The make-believe media / M. Parenti -- The Gulf War as total television / T. Engelhardt -- The Clarence Thomas hearings / W. Boot -- You had to be there / C. Oliver -- Naming names / B. Kantrowitz -- The plugged-in voter / J. Katz -- Gavel-to-gavel coverage / E. Rapping -- Covering the cops / J. Katz -- The big sleaze / K. Bradford -- Take a trip into the future on the electronic superhighway / P. Elmer-Dewitt -- When the revolution comes, what will happen to / R. Zoglin -- Preparing for the challenges of the new media / A. J. Cord.
