Linda K. Fuller

The Christian Science Monitor (eBook, PDF)

An Evolving Experiment in Journalism

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This text provides a unique examination of The Christian Science Monitor, a highly respected, venerable news publication that has survived over a century of changes and challenges. The Christian Science Monitor is one of the world's leading journalistic publications, having won multiple Pulitzer prizes for its reporting. CSM is innovative and forward-thinking as well-it was one of the first newspapers to provide an online copy of its daily reporting in 1996, well before the popularization of the Internet. But just like other publications, The Christian Science Monitor will need to continue to reinvent itself in order to stay relevant and solvent in the face of plummeting readership numbers, corporate takeovers, and a widespread assumption that all of today's news sources are biased and inaccurate. This book provides a thorough discussion of CSM's treatment of sensitive topics like terrorism, international crises, gender issues, and sexual orientation. The paper's attitudes toward ethnicity, ethics, economics, philosophy, and racism are also profiled. The conclusion provides readers with an opportunity to draw upon their new knowledge of The Christian Science Monitor's past to project its direction for the future.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. September 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780313379956
• Artikelnr.: 37843969

Autorenporträt

LINDA K. FULLER, Ph.D., is Professor of Communications at Worcester State College. She is the author/(co-) editor of more than 20 books, including The Cosby Show (1992), Community TV in the U.S. (1994), and Dictionary of Quotations in Communications (1997). Awarded Fulbright scholarships to teach in Singapore in 1996 and do AIDS research Senegal in 2002, she has also been a Visiting Scholar at Northeastern University.

Inhaltsangabe

"Engage with Your World": Preface and Acknowledgments 1. Introduction to
the Monitor: CSMonitor.com (24/7 Website); CSM Weekly (Print: Email);Daily
New Briefing (Email) 2. "Connecting the Global Dots": Backstory 3.
Publishing The Christian Science Monitor 4. "To Proclaim the Universal
Activity and Availability of Truth": Case Studies 5. "Abreast of the
Times": The Role of Information Technology (IT) 6. "Journalism Should
Reflect the Variety of Life": Findings and Future Considerations Appendix
1. Acronyms Appendix 2. Awards Granted to The Christian Science Monitor
Appendix 3. Editors of The Christian Science Monitor Appendix 4. CSM
Interview Schedule Appendix 5. Christian Science-Related Websites Appendix
6. The Christian Science Monitor: A Timeline Appendix 7. Film Reviews
Appendix 8. Book Reviews Appendix 9. CSM Editorial and Publishing Staff
Notes References Index