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The press in American politics, 1787-2012

This book tells the historical narrative of the press as a defining part of America's elections, political parties, and political life, examining topics such as the expansion of the press into the Western territories and states in the early 19th century, the growing independence of the press after the Civil War, the early history of wireless communication, the emergence of radio and television as powerful media, and the daunting challenges newspapers face in the Internet era

eBook, English, 2014
Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, California, 2014