Watchdogs of Democracy?: The Waning Washington Press Corps and How It Has Failed the Public - eBook Author: Helen Thomas Retail Price: $11.99 Our Price: $11.99 Save: 0.00 (0.00%) Availability: In Stock        In the course of more than sixty years spent covering Washington politics, Helen Thomas has witnessed a raft of fundamental changes in the way news is gathered and reported. Gone are the days of frequent firsthand contact with the president. Now, the press sees the president at tightly controlled and orchestrated press conferences. In addition, Thomas sees a growing, 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. Thomas provides readers with a rich historical perspective on the roots of American journalism. Similar Items you may enjoy! The Closing of the American Mind: How Higher Education Has Failed Democracy and Impoverished the Souls of Today's Students Author: Allan Bloom Our Price: $17.09 The Churches and Democracy in Brazil: Towards a Public Theology Focused on Citizenship - eBook Author: Rudolf von Sinner and Vitor Westhelle Our Price: $25.85 Naked Public Square, Religion and Democracy in America Author: Richard John Neuhaus Our Price: $28.35 Undomesticated Dissent: Democracy and the Public Virtue of Religious Nonconformity Author: Curtis Freeman Our Price: $43.74

Like This Page? Tweet