The Power of News
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Abstract
Introduction: News as Public Knowledge PART I: The News in Historical Perspective 1. Three Hundred Years of the American Newspaper 2. The Politics of Narrative Form 3. Question Authority: A History of the News Interview 4. What Is a Reporter? PART II: Myths of Media Power 5. Trout or Hamburger: Politics and Telemythology 6. The Illusion of Ronald Reagan's Popularity with Elliot King 7. Watergate and the Press PART III: Citizenship and Its Discontents 8. National News Culture and the Informational Citizen 9. Was There Ever a Public Sphere? 10. The News Media and the Democratic Process Notes Credits Index