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From Watergate to Monicagate Ten Controversies in Modern Journalism and Media
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Herbert N. Foerstel
Book Code: GR1163
ISBN: 0-313-31163-3
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-31163-5
288 pages, photos, figures
Greenwood Press
Publication: 6/30/2001
List Price: $66.95 (UK Sterling Price: £37.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • An excellent starting point for student research, this book will also be an eye-opener for anyone who may not realize the extent of corporate and governmental influence on the media. For all academic and public libraries.
    —Library Journal
  • For general readers and lower-division undergraduates approaching media studies for the first time.
    —Choice     March 2002
  • The writing of From Watergate to Monicagate is fluid and easy to read; the references are plentiful and appropriate; and the ideas are important enough that all journalists and would be journalists should read this volume...and then think about what they have read.
    —Media Ethics     Fall 2002
  • An excellent book for journalism and government students and staff--and for anyone seriously interested in understanding the problems facing the Fourth Estate. Highly Recommended.
    —The Book Report     March/April 2002
  • ...journalism students will find this material edifying and sobering and would do well to have it as assigned reading. Other teens interested in how propaganda, corporate structuring, and personality each direct and taint the free press will find the book a treasure trove of help when preparing research papers. Both high school and public libraries should have it available as curriculum support and for readers interested in thinking about modern journalism.
    —VOYA     April 2002
Description: Students of media, journalism, and social issues classes will use this book to identify the ten most controversial issues facing the media profession today. Topics include the ever-increasing monopolistic control of the media by conglomerates, tabloid journalism and its impact on the news and plagiarism. Foerstel presents the history of each controversy, important media personalities, and relevant legislation. Students can examine the current status of the controversy and apply critical thinking skills to make predictions on possible future outcomes. From the paparazzi to Internet censorship, Foerstel highlights significant controversy in modern journalism and the media, specifically noting recent public outcry over the press' abuse of the private lives of celebrities, including the death of Princess Diana, and problems with plagiarism and the excessive use of anonymous sources. Perhaps the most controversial of all media subjects--the battle over First Amendment rights on the electronic frontier of the Internet--is discussed in depth. With the detail Foerstel offers, students receive an up-to-date look at the struggle between those who advocate censorship of material they deem "harmful to minors" and those who defend intellectual freedom.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Monopolistic Control of Journalism
  • Public Relations and the News
  • Spies in the Media
  • Press Controls in Time of War
  • The Growing Influence of Tabloid Journalism
  • The Paparazzi: Feeding the Public's Appetite for Celebrities
  • From Plagiarism to Polemics
  • Anonymous Sources and the Reporter's Privilege
  • Pacifying the Electronic Frontier
  • Microradio's Challenge to Spectrum Scarcity
  • Index
LC Card Number: 00-061698
LCC Class: PN4731
Dewey Class: 070
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