American journalism and international relations : foreign correspondence from the early republic to the digital era /

Dell'Orto, Giovanna, 1977-

American journalism and international relations : foreign correspondence from the early republic to the digital era / Giovanna Dell'Orto, University of Minnesota. - viii, 287 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction: the American press and international relations -- 2. A new country, a new profession: America and its foreign correspondents get ready to take on the world -- 3. America takes global center stage: the ascent of a political and communication power -- 4. The media are American in the American century: the apex of American political and communication power -- 5. A web of disentanglements: American policy and media struggle to engage the post-Cold War world -- 6. The importance of being there and making people care: the troubled present and possible futures of U.S. foreign correspondence -- 7. Conclusion: reaffirming journalism's role in world affairs.

"American Journalism and International Relations argues that the American press' disengagement from world affairs has critical repercussions for American foreign policy"-- Provided by publisher.

1107031958 9781107031951

2012042737


Foreign news--History--United States
Journalism--Political aspects--United States
Press and politics--History--United States
Foreign correspondents--History--United States

PN4888.F69 / D445 2013

070.43320973

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