Voices of a Nation:A History of Mass Media in the United States - Tapa blanda

Voices of a Nation: A History of Mass Media in the

United States , Fifth Edition

Jean Folkerts, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Dwight L. Teeter, Jr., The University of Tennessee

Edward Caudill, The University of Tennessee

Voices of a Nation presents a cultural interpretation of the history of both traditional and nontraditional media, emphasizing how minority and mainstream media together have affected U.S. history. By linking media history to a broader understanding of U.S. history, this text helps you understand media’s role in a democratic society.

Features of the New Edition

• Presents the media within a social, political, and economic framework to help you perceive media from a cultural context
• Examines the cultural aspects of technological innovation and use, encouraging you to view technology from a broader perspective
• Encourages you to think analytically about the early views of First Amendment freedom and modern-day challenges to freedom of expression
• Brings you up to speed on where the World Wide Web came from and where it is going with an updated section on the history of the Internet
• Provides a comprehensive historical picture of the nineteenth century with a new section on the often neglected “Gilded Age”
• Includes more depth and detail about the War of 1812 and the Civil War to help you gain a fuller understanding of the importance of newspapers during these periods