TY  - BOOK
AU  - Streitmatter,Rodger
TI  - Mightier than the sword: how the news media have shaped American history 
SN  - 9780813346304 (pbk.)
AV  - PN4888.I53 ST915 2012
U1  - 070.4/493240973 22
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Boulder, CO
PB  - Westview Press
KW  - Press
KW  - United States
KW  - Influence
KW  - Press and politics
KW  - Journalism
KW  - Political aspects
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-295) and index; Sowing the seeds of revolution -- Abolition : turning America's conscience against the sins of slavery -- Slowing the momentum for women's rights -- Attacking municipal corruption : the Tweed ring -- Journalism as warmonger : the Spanish-American war -- Muckraking : the golden age of reform journalism -- Defying the Klu Klux Klan -- Father Coughlin : fomenting anti-Semitism via the radio -- Creating "Rosie the riveter" : propelling the American woman into the workforce -- Exposing Joe McCarthy : television's finest hour -- Pushing the civil rights movement onto the national agenda -- Vietnam War : bringing the battlefield into the American living room -- Watergate forces the president to his knees -- Rush Limbaugh : leading the Republican revolution -- 9/11 : failing the American public -- Electing an African-American president: a case study in news media bias
N2  - Clearly presented case studies of landmark events in US history, from the American Revolution to Watergate to 9/11 and the Obama election, demonstrate the enduring power of the news media in shaping American history
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