Table of contents for American television news : the media marketplace and the public interest / Steve M. Barkin.

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Part I. Broadcasting and the Culture of News
  1. Electronic Journalism in a New Era                         3
  2. Beginnings: The Ethic of Commercialism                    18
  3. The Era of Network Dominance                              35
Part II. Seismic Shifts in Television News
  4. 60 Minutes and the News Magazine                          49
  5. Tabloid Television and a World of Talk                    61
  6. Hard News-Soft News                                       79
  7. Prime-Time News Values                                    86
  8. The Impact of CNN                                        104
  9. Celebrity News                                           117
Part III. Public Service in the Digital Age
 10. Local News                                              137
 11. Network News and the New Environment                    155
 12. Electronic Journalism and the Public Interest           173