The Powers That Be
Description
An expansive history of the American media, this landmark work examines how newspapers, magazines, radio, and television grew into powerful forces capable of shaping politics, culture, and public opinion. Moving through the intertwined histories of CBS, Time Inc., the Washington Post, and the Los Angeles Times, it brings the era to life through vivid portraits of influential owners, editors, journalists, and broadcasters—including Henry Luce, Edward R. Murrow, Walter Cronkite, and others. Rather than treating media influence as an abstract theory, the narrative reveals the ambitions, convictions, rivalries, and compromises behind the messages that reached millions of Americans. Deeply reported and richly detailed, it is both a compelling chronicle of twentieth-century power and a penetrating exploration of journalistic responsibility, institutional influence, and the uneasy relationship between the press and government.
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paperback
Knopf
Published Jan 1, 1979
771 pages
ISBN: 0394503813
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First Published
1979
Language
eng
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