Research Catalog

Title

People's witness : the journalist in modern politics / Fred Inglis.

Author

Inglis, Fred.

Publication

New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2002.

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Details

Description

xiii, 416 pages; 24 cm

Summary

People's Witness is a study of the relationship between journalism and politics in the 20th century, telling the stories of the journalists - both good and bad - who've played key roles.

Subject

• 1900-1999
• Journalism > Political aspects
• Press and politics
• Journalists > Biography
• Journalism > History > 20th century
• 05.30 mass communication and mass media: general
• Journalists > Biography
• Journalism
• Journalism > Political aspects
• Journalists
• Press and politics
• Journalisten
• Politieke kwesties
• Journalistiek
• Berichtgeving
• Politieke conflicten

Genre/Form

• Biography
• History
• Biographies
• Biographies.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [397]-404) and index.

Contents

First lady; Martha Gelhorn -- Cautionary history; lords of the dance -- Public opinion and mass politics; gentlemen of the press -- Walter Lippmann; the real voice of America -- Ardour and detachment; fascism, communism and journalism -- Fascism and the English -- The important fact of fictions about journalism -- The blessed simplicity of action -- Cold War and cruel peace -- The soloists; living history on our behalf -- Adventurers and constitutionalists; Vietnam and Watergate -- Fictions (2); The view from somewhere -- Rights and the right; difficulties with democracy -- Fame is the spur; news without history since 1989 -- Epilogue; for continuity.

ISBN

• 0300093276
• 9780300093278

LCCN

• 2002101098
• 9780300093278

OCLC

• ocm48930633
• 48930633
• SCSB-1252512

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library