Voices of a Nation: A History of Mass Media in the United States
Voices of a Nation: A History of Mass Media in the\ United States, Fifth Edition\ Jean Folkerts, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill\ Dwight L. Teeter, Jr., The University of Tennessee\ Edward Caudill, The University of Tennessee\ Voices of a Nation presents a cultural interpretation of the history of both traditional and nontraditional media, emphasizing how minority and mainstream media together have affected U.S. history. By linking media history to a broader understanding of U.S....
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Voices of a Nation: A History of Mass Media in the United States presents a cultural interpretation of the history of both traditional and nontraditional media, emphasizing that minority as well as mainstream media have impacted American history. Voices of a Nation sets media history in the context of overall historical events and themes and tries to understand the role of media in a democratic society at varied historical points. Organized chronologically, the text recognizes the significant “voices” of such non-traditional media as suffrage newspapers, ethnic newspapers, and cultural movement papers and magazines. Booknews A text for undergraduates in mass media and journalism, incorporating the voices of African Americans, women, immigrants, and others striving for political power and social equality, as well as voices of media corporations. Chronological sections explore areas including communication issues in the antislavery movement, mass markets and mass culture, and media, government, and politics. This edition retains the organization of the last edition, with increased focus on new technology, the colonial and early national book industry, the black press, and WWI correspondents. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
Pt. 1Media in Early America3Ch. 1Crossing the Atlantic5Ch. 2Resistance and Liberty37Ch. 3Forming a New Nation69Ch. 4Diversity in the Early Republic95Ch. 5Penny Papers in the Metropolis119Pt. 2Media in an Expanding Nation141Ch. 6Expansion Unifies and Divides143Ch. 7Communication Issues in the Antislavery Movement and the Civil War175Ch. 8Modernization and Printed Products209Ch. 9Mass Markets and Mass Culture243Ch. 10Reform Is My Religion283Ch. 11Progressivism and World War I305Pt. 3Media in a Modern World347Ch. 12Hopes and Fears: Technology Transcendent349Ch. 13Depression and Disillusion379Ch. 14Images of War411Ch. 15Electronic Images in a Cold War439Ch. 16Affluence and Activism465Ch. 17Troubles in Paradise505Ch. 18Critique of Modern Media533Index565
\ BooknewsA text for undergraduates in mass media and journalism, incorporating the voices of African Americans, women, immigrants, and others striving for political power and social equality, as well as voices of media corporations. Chronological sections explore areas including communication issues in the antislavery movement, mass markets and mass culture, and media, government, and politics. This edition retains the organization of the last edition, with increased focus on new technology, the colonial and early national book industry, the black press, and WWI correspondents. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.\ \
