Behind the Front Page: A Candid Look at How the News Is Made - Hardcover

Broder, David S

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0671449435 ISBN 13: 9780671449438

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 1987

Synopsis

The author, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, looks at how the press handled various political stories of the seventies, and discusses the ethical issues faced by journalists

About this title

From Publishers Weekly:

Broder, longtime political correspondent for the Washington Post, takes a gentlemanly look at contemporary journalism and comes up with a mild surprise or two. He is impressed, for example, by the way our neighbors to the north handle media coverage of national campaigns and proposes that "catching up with the Canadians" wouldn't be a bad way for our own media to begin improving itself. Unfortunately, he isn't altogether clear on what needs improving. (He admits that he doesn't take seriously the charge of media bias, for one thing.) The book is, for the most part, a sprawling discussion of the way presidential campaigns are covered, the relationship between journalists and public officials in general and , in particular, the relationship between the White House press corps and what he calls "the White House propaganda machine." Major ad/promo; author tour.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal:

An eminent political columnist for the Washington Post, known for his insightful commentary, maintains that explanatory tone in considering news coverage of presidential aspirants and White House incumbents. Broder asks why the public is confused about political news and commentators' views. The truth that each reporter feels he or she presents may, in truth, be his or her own truth. Columnists and reporters, Broder says, need to hear from readers and viewers to understand how their bias or their intentionally bias-free writing is perceived. This book should assist readers in seeing how reporters shape what they write, and why. For general and specialized media/politics collections. Abraham Z. Bass, Journalism Dept., Northern Illinois Univ., DeKalb
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication date: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0671449435
• ISBN 13: 9780671449438
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 400