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Watchdogs of democracy? : the waning Washington press corps and how it has failed the public /
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| Author |
Thomas, Helen, 1920-
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| Call Number |
070.44932 THO |
| Publisher |
New York : Scribner, |
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Subject
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Government and the press -- United States.
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Press and politics -- United States.
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Journalism -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Journalism -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 21st century.
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| URL |
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0640/2006045641-d.html |
| Title Statement |
Watchdogs of democracy? : the waning Washington press corps and how it has failed the public / Helen Thomas. |
| Description |
xxii, 215 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents |
Journalism: a most honorable profession -- Eruptions of corruption -- Presidents & reporters: never the twain shall meet -- Press secretaries: in the bull's-eye -- Spinning the news -- Hail to the heroic leakers and whistle-blowers: and the journalists who protect them -- Newspapers are a business, too -- The FCC: fair and balanced? -- Lapdogs of the press -- Foreign correspondents in Iraq: déjà vu all over again! -- The greatest American journalists of our times. |
| Notes |
Includes index. |
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"A Lisa Drew book." |
| ISBN |
0743267818 |
| LCCN |
2006045641 |
| Hold Requests |
1 |
| Bib No. |
1056455 |
