Description
From the Back Cover
In the course of more than sixty years spent covering Washington politics, Helen Thomas has witnessed firsthand a raft of fundamental changes in the way news is gathered and reported. Today, she sees a growing — and alarming — reluctance among reporters to question government spokesmen and probe for the truth. The result has been a wholesale failure by journalists to fulfill what is arguably their most vital role in contemporary American life — to be the watchdogs of democracy. Here, the legendary journalist and bestselling author delivers a hard-hitting manifesto on the precipitous decline in the quality and ethics of political reportage — and issues a clarion call for change. Thomas confronts some of the most significant issues of the day and provides readers with rich historical perspective on the roots of American journalism, the circumstances attending the rise and fall of its golden age, and the nature and consequences of its current shortcomings. The book is a powerful, eye-opening discourse on the state of political reportage — as well as a welcome and inspiring demand for meaningful and lasting reform.
Publishing Info
Watchdogs of Democracy?: The Waning Washington Press Corps and How It Has Failed The Public by Helen Thomas. From the First Printing by Scribner with 2006 copyright. The ISBN is 978-0-7432-6782-3. This paperback book measures about 8″ x 5-1/8″ and has 218 pages.
Condition
See the photo above. In very good condition. The spine has not been opened/creased. The pages are in very good condition. No name or other markings found. From clean, smoke-free home.
Shipping
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