Corrupting the news with business mergers -- Downsizing news of the nation and world -- Exploiting the First Amendment for profit -- Trashing Washington for media purposes -- Narrowing political debate for profit -- Tailoring national politics to media needs -- Trading news negligence for political ads --Censoring the news to please business -- Using publicists to cut news costs -- Chasing ratings with gotcha journalism -- Tilting news toward the powers that be -- Challenging the press to do its job
Summary
"Drive-By Journalism raises a question whose answer may well determine the shape of American democracy in the 21st century. Has the Internet created a new form of corporate media with unparalleled political power? Veteran journalist Arthur E. Rowse provides a stellar argument that the forces propelling their ascendance were at work long before the advent of the Internet." "In a step-by-step dissection of key takeovers of the media by corporate interests, Rowse reveals how the search for profit has obliterated any pretense to the search for truth in the news."--BOOK JACKET
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [265]-274) and index
