The Struggle for the Soul of Journalism : The Pulpit versus the Press, 1833-1923 Hardback
by Ronald R. Rodgers
Part of the Journalism in Perspective series
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In this study, Ronald R. Rodgers examines several narratives involving religion’s historical influence on the news ethic of journalism: its decades-long opposition to the Sunday newspaper as a vehicle of modernity that challenged the tradition of the Sabbath; the parallel attempt to create an advertising-driven Christian daily newspaper; and the ways in which religion—especially the powerful Social Gospel movement—pressured the press to become a moral agent.
The digital disruption of the news media today has provoked a similar search for a news ethic that reflects a new era—for instance, in the debate about jettisoning the substrate of contemporary mainstream journalism, objectivity.
But, Rodgers argues, before we begin to transform journalism’s present news ethic, we need to understand its foundation and formation in the past.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:366 pages
- Publisher:University of Missouri Press
- Publication Date:30/04/2018
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- ISBN:9780826221582
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:366 pages
- Publisher:University of Missouri Press
- Publication Date:30/04/2018
- Category:
- ISBN:9780826221582
