MAZER  Wolfgang  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PSI  

Media  in  the  United-­‐States   Milestones:   Newspaper,    magazines   and  radios  creation:  

    The   US   media's   freedom   is   guaranteed   by   the   first   Amendment   that   forbids   censorship.   Most   US   newspapers   are   in   broadsheet  format  and  divided  into  sections  regarding  their  topics.  

1996:  The  World  

The  leading  newspaper:     -­‐The   New   York   Times:   its   headquarters   were   in   NY   on   Times   Square.   It   focuses   on   political,   economic   and   international   news.   The   NYT   company   also   owns   several   dailies,   televisions   and   radio   stations.  It  has  been  awarded  113  Pulitzer  prizes.     -­‐The   Washington   Post:   it   became   well-­‐known   by   exposing   the  Watergate  scandal  that  led  to  Nixon's  resignation     -­‐The  Wall  Street  Journal:  it's  the  second  most  read  paper  in   the   States   and   is   owned   by   the   Dow   Jones   company.   Its   different   sections   cover   US   and   international   corporate   news,   political   and   economic   events,   money   and   investing,   new   developments   in   health  and  technology.  It's  a  conservative  newspaper.     -­‐Los  Angeles  Times:  it's  composed  of  6  sections  main  news,   California,   business,   sports,   calendar   and   classified.   It   has   been   awarded  35  Pulitzer  prizes.     -­‐USA   today:   it   is   distinguished   by   its   straightforward   style   and  has  often  been  called  McPaper.  

1966:  The  Freedom  of  

 

1851:  The  New  York  Times   1877:  The  Washington   Post   1889:  The  Wall  Street   Journal   1881:  Los  Angeles  Times   1923:  Time   1933:  Newsweek   1948:  US  News  and  World   Report   1983:  Public  Radio   International  

Information   Act   The  Leading   weeklies:     -­‐Time:  the  leader  of  magazines  with  information  on  everything  (economics,  politics,  science   and  technology,  education,  health,  ...)     -­‐Newsweek:  owned  by  the  WP  company.  It  has  a  worldwide  circulation.     -­‐US   news   and   World   Report:   it   gives   a   succinct   summary   of   all   national   and   international   events  and  publishes  an  annual  ranking  of  American  colleges  and  universities.       The  Federal  Communication  Commission  oversees  close  to  14,000  radio  stations.  About  84%   are  devoted  to  music  and  the  16%  left  for  news.  Listener  represents  34%  of  non-­‐commercial  public   radio's   revenue,   corporate   underwriting   25%   and   13%   from   Corporation   for   Public   Broadcasting.   Famous  news  radios:  National  Public  Radio,  Public  Radio  International  and  The  World.     The   source   comes   from   major   press   agencies,   American's   ones   are:   Associated   Press   and   United  Press  International.  Most  editors  usually  try  to  be  the  most  objective  without  distorting  any   facts.     No  newspaper  or  press  agencies  are  owned  by  the  government  and  they  all  respect  The  Freedom  of   Information  Act  which  is  the  pillar  of  American  press.