Profits and Losses Business Journalism and Its Role in Society |
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| Author:
| Roush, Chris |
| ISBN: | 978-1-936863-26-6 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2012 |
| Publisher: | Acorn Guild Press, LLC
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $34.95USD $34.95 |
Book Description:
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Recognizing the historical importance of business news in journalism, this work asserts that current social attitudes were set in place by 20th-century reporting on finance, business trends, markets, unemployment, governmental economic policy, corporate malfeasance, and the consumer. A comprehensive look at the history of American business news reporting--from its conception to today's online news outlets--topics touched upon...
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Recognizing the historical importance of business news in journalism, this work asserts that current social attitudes were set in place by 20th-century reporting on finance, business trends, markets, unemployment, governmental economic policy, corporate malfeasance, and the consumer. A comprehensive look at the history of American business news reporting--from its conception to today's online news outlets--topics touched upon include breakthroughs in automobile safety; food and drug regulation; and response to problems of pollution, energy, and global trade that remain critical to debates of the future.