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From Cronkite to Colbert: The Evolution of Broadcast News
Geoffrey Baym
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Paperback. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 290.
With increasing numbers of people tuning out the nightly news and media consumption falling, late-night comedians have become some of the most important newscasters in the country. From Cronkite to Colbert explains why. It examines a historical path that begins at the height of the network age with Walter Cronkite and Edward R. Murrow--when the evening news was considered the authoritative record of the day's events and forged our assumptions about what "the news" is, or should be. The book then winds its way through the breakdown of the paradigm of "real" news and into its reinvention in the unlikely ... Read more
With increasing numbers of people tuning out the nightly news and media consumption falling, late-night comedians have become some of the most important newscasters in the country. From Cronkite to Colbert explains why. It examines a historical path that begins at the height of the network age with Walter Cronkite and Edward R. Murrow--when the evening news was considered the authoritative record of the day's events and forged our assumptions about what "the news" is, or should be. The book then winds its way through the breakdown of the paradigm of "real" news and into its reinvention in the unlikely ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
204
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199945849
SKU
V9780199945849
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About Geoffrey Baym
Geoffrey Baym is an Associate Professor in the Department of Media Studies at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He has written numerous journal articles and book chapters on the changing styles and standards of news media and political discourse. He has worked as a newswriter, reporter, and researcher for media outlets such as the CBS Network News, KSL ... Read more
Reviews for From Cronkite to Colbert: The Evolution of Broadcast News
Geoffrey Baym is the Jon Stewart of journalism studies (though not as funny): If you want to see the emerging shape of television journalism, watch The Daily Show. If you want to understand its roots, significance and potential for invigorating democracy, read From Cronkite to Colbert: The Evolution of Broadcast News.
Michael X. Delli Carpini, University of Pennsylvania ... Read more
Michael X. Delli Carpini, University of Pennsylvania ... Read more