Republic of Denial: Press, Politics, and Public LifeAuthor: Michael JanewayTitle: Republic of Denial: Press, Politics, and Public LifePublication: Yale University PressEdition: FIRST EDITIONDescription: First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Yale University Press, 1999. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York. Seller ID: 310824Subject: Literature We Buy Books! Collections - Libraries - Estates - Individual Titles. Message us if you have books to sell! "Politics in the United States today is almost universally disdained for falsity and shrillness. The media in the United States are widely condemned for bad practices and attitudes," writes Janeway in the opening sentence of this thoughtful analysis of the relationship among the press, the political process, and the public interest. Examining the reasons for this disdain, Janeway (journalism, Columbia Univ.), a former editor of the Boston Globe and the Atlantic Monthly, warns that Americans are in "a democratic crisis in a republic of denial." He focuses here on the print media but also looks at the impact that broadcast media (particularly round-the-clock coverage and "tabloid TV") have had on news delivery. He also describes questionable business practices that have eroded some media independence and integrity. Readable and well documented, this work is recommended for public libraries and highly recommended for political science and communication collections in academic libraries.AJill Ortner, SILS, SUNY at Buffalo Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. "Janeway clearly has the gift of synthesis." -- Scott Veale, New York Times Janeway clearly has the gift of synthesis: while there is virtually no original reporting in Republic of Denial , he brings to bear everything from market research to novels in support of his thesis. -- The New York Times Book Review , Jeff Greenfield There has been a crowd of diagnosticians taking the temperature of journalism and politics, and finding both very ill. Michael Janeway's analysis in Republic of Denial stands out as more coherent and relevant than most -- James Boylan, Columbia Journalism Review