The Perspective of History- February 12, 2007 Reading though the two posted chapters of Dalys book resonates with my new Perspective essay. The newspapers fought to escape the presumption that all power descended from the throne and the proper authorities. They established an independent voice. In the US the First Amendment to the US Constitution explicitly protected the rights of a free press. What might not be obvious is that this attitude and the protection from prior restraint had a counterpart in giving new ideas and innovation...http://www.satn.org/2007_02_11_archive.html#117129755720112121 Draft chapters of history of U.S. journalism book- February 12, 2007 Prof. Chris Daly of Boston University has posted drafts of two of the chapters from his upcoming book about the history of U.S. journalism. Readers of this blog will probably find the information in those drafts of interest because (in a very readable fashion) he shows how the covering of news, its legal status, and its dissemination evolved in the United States. Knowing the history at the level of detail that he provides should be helpful when discussing the current and desired future states...http://www.satn.org/2007_02_11_archive.html#117124594595872849 |