The Press

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The Press is written by Geneva Overholser and published by Oxford University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 019988384X (ISBN 10) and 9780199883844 (ISBN 13).

With the guidance of editors Geneva Overholser and Kathleen Hall Jamieson, this superb collection of essays--written by the nation's leading authorities on journalism--illuminates the role of the press in a democracy, investigating alternative models used throughout world history to better understand how the American press has evolved into what it is today. The book also examines the history, identity, roles, and future of the American press, with an emphasis on topics of concern to both practitioners and consumers of American media.