Politics And The Press from Jourcomm Books

Essays on media and cultural policy, in Norwegian. Clean copy. No marks other than owner's penciled name.

The nationally known NY City editor figured centrally in mid-1800s journalism, politics, and social movements. Tight, clean copy; only marks are owner's lightly penciled purchase info.

Insightful study by one of the leading media sociologists focuses on specialist reporters covering labor, politics, aviation, and more. Like new except for owner's lightly penciled purchase info.

Biography of George Putnam, long-time Oregon newspaper editor and publisher. He fought for progressive politics, endured fights and libel suits, and was a leading opponent of a resurgent Ku Klux Klan in Oregon. Clean copy; owner's lightly penciled purchase info the only marks.

Washington correspondent for the NY Times and other papers who covered presidents from McKinley to Coolidge. Like new except for slight toning due to age and lightly penciled owner's purchase info.

From the 15th century introduction of printing in England to the 20th century. No marks other than owner's penciled purchase info; DJ scuffed.

One of the better scholarly studies of business efforts to cultivate favorable public opinion and influence public policy. Owner's purchase info lightly penciled.

Good review of the history of freedom of expression and then topical coverage of the major controversies. No marks other than owner's lightly penciled purchase information; top and bottom of cover lightly rubbed.

Like new--no marks.

One of the earliest and better, book-length studies of TV's role in shaping political images. Tight, clean; owner's purchase info lightly penciled; one corner bumped; DJ has one nick on bottom of spine.

Classic indictment of the press as am instrument of big business. The brass check was a token paid to prostitutes, in this case the press. Publishing history listed on back of title page lists all the editions since the first in 1920; the last--presumably this one--indicates that it's the Tenth Edition, April 1931, 1,100 cloth copies. Title… Read more about this item

Texture coverage by a reporter who sat only a few feet from McCarthy. Caricatures by Robert Osborn. A few marginal lines in text and fewer marginal comments; one name in ink on ffep and another's purchase info penciled.

Reprint of 1916 edition. Bookplate and owner's stamp; another name lightly penciled; thumbnail-sized smudge on front cover; no marks in textblock.

Key player in national journalism, and national politics, in mid-19th century. Unmarked text except for owner's lightly penciled info; ffep might have been removed;cover has circular stain from (probably) a cup; some pages in index uncut; no marks in textblock.

From small-town weekly to Washington correspondent, St Clair covered politics and more. Presentation copy to "Heath Warner Steele in the hope that if he is really bitten by the newspaper bug he will enjoy the bite even half as much as I have." Part of dust cover pasted inside back cover; bottom of spine bumped; owner's name lightly penciled.

Insightful book that surveys problems in Europe after World War I that lays the foundation for the rise of dictators. Much on government censorship by European governments and how it corrupts news reading the U.S. Interior hinges cracked but binding still tight. No marks in textblock but three owners' names inside cover.

Like new except for owner's lightly penciled info.

Mainly about American media history, emphasizing journalism, politics, and technology. One corner slightly bumped; no marks.

One of the leading muckrakers of the Progressive era. Book is like new except for lightly penciled owner's info.

How public relations influences political power; media influence in voters' choice; African-Americans and the media; media and political change; and more. No marks in text, though there is an institutional stamp on the top, bottom, and fore edges as well as the title page.