Media, History, Society A Cultural History of U.S. Media [Hardcover]

Media/History/Society offers a cultural history of media in the United States, shifting the lens of media history from media developments and evolution to a focus on changes in culture and society, emphasizing how media shaped and were shaped by these trends, policies, and cultural shifts.

• Covers the topics that instructors want to teach
  
• Provides a timely and relevant culturally determined perspective on media history in American society
  
• Organized thematically rather than chronologically
  
• Links history to contemporary issues, setting journalism into a broader historical context
  
• Includes alternate table of contents, discussion questions, an instructor’s manual, and sample exams

Preface.

Introduction: The Media/Society Relationship in Historical Perspective.

The Value of Historical Study.

The Media/Society Continuum.

The Relationships of Media and Society.

Part I Media and Government.

1. The First Amendment.

The Libertarian Theory of the Press.

Stability of the State: The Catalyst of the Printing Press and the English Roots of Press Freedom.

No Prior Restraint: The Colonial Experience and the Notion of Seditious Libel.

Natural Rights, Independence, and the Enlightenment Philosophy.

Conclusion: What You Have Learned.

2. Press Freedom in Wartime.

What is at Stake in Times of War?.

Stresses on the Stability of Government and Society.

Forms of Control.

Conclusion: What You Have Learned.

3. Contemporary Challenges and Ongoing Debates.

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