Newspapers and the Truth

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. Preface IX
4. 1. Reporting on Public and Private Matters
5. The Right to Privacy 1
6. Editorials from the Emporia Gazette 22
7. The Press and the Individual 28
8. 2. Journalist and their Biases
9. The Man with the Muckrake 51
10. Speeches on the Media 64
11. A Test of the News 86
12. National Security and the Bay of Pigs Invasion 107
13. 3. The Power and Limitations of the Press
14. The American Newspaper 119
15. Selection from The Brass Check 140
16. The Challenge to the Press 159
17. Selection from the Report of the Commission on Freedom of the Press 169
18. 4. Making Reporters Better
19. Selection from The College of Journalism 187
20. The Role of the Mass Media in Reporting of News About Minorities 200
21. 5. News and Reality
22. Newspapers and the Truth 229
23. The Legend on the License 247
24. Index 269