A force for good : how the American news media have propelled positive change /
| Основен автор: | Streitmatter, Rodger, (Author) |
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| Формат: | Книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Lanham ; Boulder ; New York ; London :
Rowman & Littlefield,
[2015]
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Съдържание:
- Introduction
- Securing humane care for the mentally ill
- Waging war on urban slums
- Protecting America's children
- Creating a better life for African Americans
- Closing down the original Ponzi scheme
- Assuring citizens that "G-men" were keeping them safe
- Stopping smokers from killing themselves
- Celebrating a Jewish Miss America
- Breaking the color barrier in major league baseball
- Giving average citizens more say in choosing their president
- Improving the lives of migrant farm workers
- Popularizing the birth control pill
- Fueling the space race
- Achieving justice for Japanese Americans interned during World War II
- Stopping Catholic priests from sexually abusing little boys
- Redefining the American lesbian
- Conclusion.