Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons™
Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- File Type
Articles 1 - 2 of 2
Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences
Newsworkers During The Interwar Era: A Critique Of Traditional Media History, Bonnie Brennen
Newsworkers During The Interwar Era: A Critique Of Traditional Media History, Bonnie Brennen
Bonnie Brennen
This essay offers an ideological critique of representations of United States newsworkers during the interwar period that have been presented in communication histories. Focusing on elements of structure, content, style, language, and absence, it explores the implications of a traditional liberal pluralist approach to media historiography. It suggests that although the role of newsworkers is central to understanding the political and economic development of the media, during this era, reporters are found to occupy a marginal role in conceptions of United States journalism history.
Sweat Not Melodrama: Reading The Structure Of Feeling In All The President’S Men, Bonnie Brennen
Sweat Not Melodrama: Reading The Structure Of Feeling In All The President’S Men, Bonnie Brennen
Bonnie Brennen
Thirty years after the initial break-in, Watergate holds a mythic status within the history of American journalism. Whether individuals consider Watergate the beginning of modern investigative journalism or maintain that The Washington Post’s reportage helped destroy the legitimacy of the American political process, the press’s role in this political scandal continues to inspire journalists and provide justification for First Amendment protection of the press. Quite apart from the actual experience of Watergate, this essay suggests that the most famous chronicle of this political scandal, All the President’s Men, codifies an ideology of journalism which has framed an understanding of the …