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Record Nr.

UNINA9910165000403321

Autore

Reader Capitol

Titolo

Summary of Watchdogs of Democracy? The Waning Washington Press Corps and How It Has Failed the Public - Helen Thomas

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cork, : Primento Digital, 2013

ISBN

9782511002841

2511002841

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (21 p.)

Disciplina

302.230973

Soggetti

Government and the press -- United States

Journalism -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century

Journalism -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 21st century

Press and politics -- United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Title page; Book Presentation; Book Abstract; About the Author; Important Note About This Ebook; Summary of Watchdogs of Democracy? (Helen Thomas); Journalism Is Critical to Democracy, The Trick Is Figuring Out How to Be a Journalist; Presidents, Press Secretaries and Journalists-History Made and Unmade; Leaking, Spinning and Other Forms of News Management; When News Is Treated as a Business, The Public Gets "The Business"-Not the News; Great Journalists and Why We Need To Cling To Those Memories More Than Ever Before; Buy the Book; About the Summary Publisher; Copyright

Sommario/riassunto

This ebook consists of a summary of the ideas, viewpoints and facts presented by Helen Thomas in her book "Watchdogs of Democracy? The Waning Washington Press Corps and How it Has Failed the Public ". This summary offers a concise overview of the entire book in less than 30 minutes reading time. However this work does not replace in any case Helen Thomas' book.<br>Thomas argues that the press has lost its way in Democracy, and thus she believes that Democracy stands no chance if the truth doesn't get out. <br>