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