Waubonsee Community College

The media and public life, a history, John Nerone

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-248) and index

index present

non fiction

The media and public life

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John Nerone

New directions in media history

a history

"In this lucid and intelligent guide, John Nerone traces the history of the media in public life. His unconventional account decenters professional journalism from its central role in providing information to the people and reconceives it as part of a broader set of media practices that work together to represent the public. The result is a sensitive study of the relationship between media and society that sheds light on the past, present and future of news and public life. The book demonstrates clearly that the media have always been deeply embedded in social, economic, and political institutions and structures. Large transformations and historical shifts are brought to life in the book through closer study of key moments of change such as the rise of liberal political institutions, the market revolution, the industrial revolution, bureaucratization and professionalization, globalization, and the ongoing digital revolution. By integrating theoretical concepts with detailed and vivid historical examples, Nerone shows how print and news media became entangled with public institutions."--Publisher's description

Introduction -- The printer's newspaper and the national public sphere -- The editor's newspaper and the partisan public sphere -- The commercial public sphere -- The industrial media and the culture industries -- Institutionalization, the professional media and the expert public sphere -- The late modern press, the digital media, and the network public -- Conclusion: coming to judgment on public intelligence