On The Condition of Anonymity: Unnamed Sources and the Battle for Journalism

On The Condition of Anonymity: Unnamed Sources and the Battle for Journalism

by Matt Carlson
On The Condition of Anonymity: Unnamed Sources and the Battle for Journalism

On The Condition of Anonymity: Unnamed Sources and the Battle for Journalism

by Matt Carlson

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Overview

Matt Carlson confronts the promise and perils of unnamed sources in this exhaustive analysis of controversial episodes in American journalism during the George W. Bush administration, from prewar reporting mistakes at the New York Times and Washington Post to the Valerie Plame leak case and Dan Rather's lawsuit against CBS News.      Weaving a narrative thread that stretches from the uncritical post-9/11 era to the spectacle of the Scooter Libby trial, Carlson examines a tense period in American history through the lens of journalism. Revealing new insights about high-profile cases involving confidential sources, he highlights contextual and structural features of the era, including pressure from the right, scrutiny from new media and citizen journalists, and the struggles of traditional media to survive amid increased competition and decreased resources.  

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780252093180
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Publication date: 04/01/2011
Series: The History of Media and Communication
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 216
File size: 472 KB

About the Author

Matt Carlson is an assistant professor of communication at Saint Louis University

Table of Contents

Cover Title page Copyright page Contents Acknowledgments 1. Media Culpas: Prewar Reporting Mistakes at the New York Times and Washington Post 2. "Blogs 1 CBS 0": 60 Minutes and the Killian Memos Controversy 3. Journalists Fight Back: Newsweek and the Koran Abuse Story 4. Deep Throat and the Question of Motives 5. "Journalism on Trial": Confidentiality and the Plame Leak Case 6. Rethinking Anonymity: Problems and Solutions Notes Index
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