The function of newspapers in society
Subtitle: a global perspective
By: edited by Shannon E. Martin and David A. Copeland ; foreword by John C. Merrill.
Contributors: Martin, Shannon E.; Copeland, David A., 1951-
Publisher: Praeger
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 179
Subjects: Newspapers -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword -- John C. Merrill; title: Introduction -- Shannon E. Martin; title: Newspaper history traditions -- Shannon E. Martin; title: Arab cultures and newspapers -- Willaim A. Rugh; title: African cultures and newspapers -- W. Joseph Campbell; title: Asian cultures and newspapers -- Bradley Hamm; title: Pacific rim cultures and newspapers -- Rod Kirkpatrick; title: Newspapers in Europe before 1500 -- Ralph Frasca; title: Newspapers in Europe after 1500 -- Tamara Kay Baldwin; title: Newspapers in the Americas -- David A. Copeland; title: Newspapers in the twentieth century -- Agnes Hooper Gottlieb; title: American daily newspapers evolution: past, present ... and future? -- Donald L. Shaw, -- Charles McKenzie; title: Conclusion-- Shannon E. Martin