the changing American front page Weldon, Michele creator text bibliography mou Columbia University of Missouri Press c2008 2008 monographic eng

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1 online resource (ix, 286 p.) : ill. "Examines how newspapers have changed over the past few years, becoming story papers. Comparing 850 stories, story approaches, and unofficial sourcing in twenty American newspapers from 2001 and 2004, Weldon reveals a shift toward features over hard news, along with an increase in anecdotal or humanistic approaches to all stories"--Provided by publisher 1. Should the personal become universal? -- 2. The results : an anecdotal companion to history -- 3. Content as commodity : giving readers what they want -- 4. Citizen journalism and chicken little -- 5. What's blogging got to do with it? -- 6. Humanizing the news after 9/11 -- 7. The old, the new, the good, the bad, and the long and the short of narrative -- 8. Diversity of thought shifts content -- 9. The therapeutic story flow model -- 10. Fifteen seconds of fame : a cultural reverence for story -- 11. Emergence journalism : where we go from here -- Appendix : Data from twenty newspapers measuring features, feature leads, and unofficial sources specialized by Michele Weldon Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-279) and index Mode of access: Internet Feature stories United States History 21st century American newspapers Sections, columns, etc Front pages 9780826217776 (alk. paper) 082621777X (alk. paper) 9780826266248 (electronic bk.) 082626624X (electronic bk.) http://www.netlibrary.com.libraryumpsa.idm.oclc.org/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=235254 http://www.netlibrary.com.libraryumpsa.idm.oclc.org/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=235254 UMP 110110 20251117141428.0 vtls000049731