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Overholser, Geneva, and Jamieson, Kathleen Hall, eds. The Press.(Book review)

Publication: International Social Science Review
Publication Date: 22-SEP-06
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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Overholser, Geneva, and Jamieson, Kathleen Hall, eds. The Press. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2005. 473 pages. Cloth, $65.00; paper, $35.00.

One of five volumes in Oxford University Press's "Institutions of American Democracy" series, this book, edited by Geneva Overholser and is...

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...Kathleen Hall Jamieson, an impressive collection. Thirty-six professional journalists and scholars from the fields of political science and communication collectively wrote twenty-five chapters on this particular institution. The purpose of this book, according to the editors, is to offer "a thorough examination of the role of journalism and its impact on American democracy at the beginning of the 21st century" (p. xxvi). Topics addressed include the historical development of the modern media, the media's role in a democracy, government/press relations, the structure and...

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