Warp Speed: America in the Age of Mixed Media - Tapa dura

Did the coverage of the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal set a new low for American journalism? How has news gathering and reporting changed and what effect has this had on the political and cultural landscape? This text explores the new culture of news media and shows how it works. It describes a world of news in which the speed of delivery is reducing the time for verification, sources are gaining more leverage and argument is overwhelming reporting.

Bill Kovach was formerly the Washington bureau chief of "The New York Times." He curates the Nieman Foundation at Harvard University and co-founded and serves as chairman of the Committee of Concerned Journalists. Tom Rosenstiel is director of the Project for Excellence in Journalism.