{"product_id":"losing-the-news-the-future-of-the-news-that-feeds-democracy-paperback","title":"Losing the News: The Future of the News That Feeds Democracy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlex Jones\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eLosing the News\u003c\/em\u003e, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Alex S. Jones offers a probing look at the epochal changes sweeping the media, changes which are eroding the core news that has been the essential food supply of our democracy. \u003cbr\u003eAt a time of dazzling technological innovation, Jones says that what stands to be lost is the fact-based reporting that serves as a watchdog over government, holds the powerful accountable, and gives citizens what they need. In a tumultuous new media era, with cutthroat competition and panic over profits, the commitment of the traditional news media to serious news is fading. Indeed, as digital technology shatters the old economic model, the news media is making a painful passage that is taking a toll on journalistic values and standards. Journalistic objectivity and ethics are under assault, as is the bastion of the First Amendment. Jones characterizes himself not as a pessimist about news, but a realist. The breathtaking possibilities that the web offers are undeniable, but at what cost? Pundits and talk show hosts have persuaded Americans that the crisis in news is bias and partisanship. Not so, says Jones. The real crisis is the erosion of the iron core of news, something that\u003cbr\u003ehurts Republicans and Democrats alike.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eLosing the News\u003c\/em\u003e depicts an unsettling situation in which the American birthright of fact-based, reported news is in danger. But it is also a call to arms to fight to keep the core of news intact. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for the hardcover: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Thoughtful.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An impassioned call to action to preserve the best of traditional newspaper journalism.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cem\u003eThe San Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Must reading for all Americans who care about our country's present and future. Analysis, commentary, scholarship and excellent writing, with a strong, easy-to-follow narrative about why you should care, makes this a candidate for one of the best books of the year.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Dan Rather\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlex S. Jones\u003c\/strong\u003e is one of the nation's most frequently cited authorities on media issues. He covered the press for \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e from 1983 to 1992 and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1987. For the past eight years he has been Director of Harvard University's Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy and is the Laurence M. Lombard Lecturer in the Press and Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School. He is co-author with Susan E. Tifft of \u003cem\u003eThe Patriarch: The Rise and Fall of the Bingham Dynasty \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Trust: The Private and Powerful Family Behind The New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle award. He has been host of National Public Radio's \u003cem\u003eOn The Media\u003c\/em\u003e, and host and executive editor of PBS's \u003cem\u003eMedia Matters\u003c\/em\u003e .\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 8.24 x 5.55 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 21, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754026696992,"sku":"9780199754144","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2a1bac49ab35626c2204dd9e79deebc4.webp?v=1780031770","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/losing-the-news-the-future-of-the-news-that-feeds-democracy-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}