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Investigated Reporting: Muckrakers, Regulators, and the Struggle Over Television Documentary

Investigated Reporting: Muckrakers, Regulators, and the Struggle Over Television Documentary

Raphael, Chad

Hardcover

Series: The History of Media and Communication

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ISBN10: 0252030109
ISBN13: 9780252030109
Publisher: Univ Of Illinois Pr
Published: Sep 15 2005
Pages: 304
Weight: 1.52
Height: 1.15 Width: 6.32 Depth: 9.30
Language: English
Triple Award Winner:
2006 History Division Book Award of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication,
2006 Frank Luther Mott/Kappa Tau Alpha Communications Award, and
2005 Donald McGannon Award for Social and Ethical Relevance in Communications Policy Research
The public often views television investigative reporting as a watchdog on the government. In fact, some of the centerpiece moments of TV muckraking relied heavily on official sources for inspiration, information, and regulatory protection from critics. At the same time, criticism by government officials and overt threats to regulate the television industry influenced the decision-making and content that went into some of broadcast news's iconic moments.

Chad Raphael's looks at the relationship between journalism and regulation during the celebrated period of muckraking that took place on American television between 1960 and 1975. Raphael offers new insights into the economic, political, and industrial forces that shaped documentaries like Harvest of Shame, Hunger in America, and Banks and the Poor while placing the investigative television documentary into its institutional, regulatory, and cultural context. Throughout, Raphael exposes the complex strands of influence used by government officials to shape--and attack--investigative reporting, and highlights how these tactics created a troubling legacy for the regulation of television news today.

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