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Author: Sara-Ellen Amster
Publisher: University Press of America
Imprint: University Press of America
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 20.60cm
Weight: 0.381kg
ISBN: 9780761834922
ISBN 10: 0761834923
Pages: 292
Publication Date: 29 June 2006
Audience:
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Seeds of Cynicism...provides a richly researched and at times troubling picture of how we are educating young people about journalism and the First Amendment...[Seeds of Cynicism] also provides models of excellence and sensible solutions... [making it] an important book for anyone who cares about the First Amendment, high school journalism, or the future of our democracy. -- David T. Z. Mindich, Professor and Chair of Journalism and Mass Communication, Saint Michael's College and author of Tuned Out: Why Americans Under 4 The stories [Seeds of Cynicism]...tells about young would-be journalists confronting the constraints of the high school press are fascinating and poignant. [Amster's] analysis is...important, not only for those interested...in journalism education, but for anyone interested in how the young see the news media and public life, and how schooling prepares-or fails to prepare-the younger generation for democratic citizenship. -- Daniel C. Hallin, Professor, Department of Communication, University of California, San Diego [This] book is more than just a good read, it is a much-needed wake up call... -- Jack Levin, Professor and Director of the Brudnick Center on Violence and Conflict, Northeastern University Amster brings a keen knowledge of journalism practice and first amendment issues to this vivid portrait of today's high school newspaper. ...This book is a model of educational ethnography and a thought-provoking meditation on the future of journalism. -- Ellen Seiter, Stephen K. Nenno Professor of Television Studies, School of Cinema-TV, University of Southern California [Seeds of Cynicism offers] a fascinating look into the lives of teenagers and the world of high school journalism...One comes away...appreciating both the incredible promise of student publications and how easily that promise is squandered. -- Mark Goodman, Executive Director, Student Press Law Center
Amster brings a keen knowledge of journalism practice and first amendment issues to this vivid portrait of today's high school newspaper. This book is a model of educational ethnography and a thought-provoking meditation on the future of journalism.--Ellen Seiter
Author Information
Sara-Ellen Amster is Assistant Professor of Communication at National University. She received her Ph.D. from the University of California, San Diego and an Ed.M. in Teaching and Curriculum from Harvard University. As a daily newspaper reporter, she was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize while covering the social welfare beat for The News Journal in Wilmington, DE.
