Just the Facts
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Just the Facts by David Tz Mindich
If American journalism were a religion, as it has been called, then its supreme deity would be objectivity. This book draws on high profile cases, showing the degree to which journalism and its evolving commitment to objectivity altered - and in some cases limited - the public's understanding of events and issues.
"Few issues are as central to our understanding of journalism as the debate over objectivityIn this original and engaging book, David Mindich extends our understanding of it in many directions." -- Mitchell Stephens,author of A History of News
"Refreshing, imaginative and thoughtful, David Mindich here reveals intriguing pictures of America's past as he probes terrain generally obscured beneath unquestioned generalizations. He takes readers on a guided tour of nineteenth-century American culture and journalism as he explores changes in print news structure and presentation through a focus on reportage of major events and ideas across nearly seven decades." -- Hazel Dicken-Garcia,Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Minnesota
"Superb. . . . Mindich links history to contemporary practice by examining the current debate about objectivity through his 100-year-old lens." -- Steve Weinberg * The Christian Science Monitor *
"Taking a fresh, panoramic view of objectivity, David Mindich improves our understanding of a key journalistic concept. This perceptive book offers both intriguing stories and a helpful historical framework for current debates on press performance." -- Jeffery Smith,University of Iowa
"There is a growing unhappiness about the direction of news coverage. Readers and viewers want 'objectivity' back. The first step toward doing that is to understand where 'objective' journalism came from in the first place. Just the Facts is a good place to begin." -- Jonathan Alter * The Washington Monthly *
"Refreshing, imaginative and thoughtful, David Mindich here reveals intriguing pictures of America's past as he probes terrain generally obscured beneath unquestioned generalizations. He takes readers on a guided tour of nineteenth-century American culture and journalism as he explores changes in print news structure and presentation through a focus on reportage of major events and ideas across nearly seven decades." -- Hazel Dicken-Garcia,Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Minnesota
"Superb. . . . Mindich links history to contemporary practice by examining the current debate about objectivity through his 100-year-old lens." -- Steve Weinberg * The Christian Science Monitor *
"Taking a fresh, panoramic view of objectivity, David Mindich improves our understanding of a key journalistic concept. This perceptive book offers both intriguing stories and a helpful historical framework for current debates on press performance." -- Jeffery Smith,University of Iowa
"There is a growing unhappiness about the direction of news coverage. Readers and viewers want 'objectivity' back. The first step toward doing that is to understand where 'objective' journalism came from in the first place. Just the Facts is a good place to begin." -- Jonathan Alter * The Washington Monthly *
A former assignment editor for CNN, DAVID MINDICH has also written for the Wall Street Journal, New York magazine, the Christian Science Monitor, and New York Newsday.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780814756140 |
| ISBN 10 | 081475614X |
| Title | Just the Facts |
| Author | David Tz Mindich |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | New York University Press |
| Year published | 2000-07-01 |
| Number of pages | 200 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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