The media and the idea of freedom: How the media began -- The development of freedom -- The revolution and the media -- Freedom defined: The birth of the first amendment -- First consequences of freedom -- The media as a social force -- Book publishing becomes an industry -- The newspaper as dissenter -- The great magazine explosion -- Private enterprise in newspapers -- The media and the civil war -- The media and the rise of a technological society: The newspaper as investigator -- The second golden age of magazines -- Book publishing and the mass market -- The media as activists -- The idea of community service -- The media in the twentieth century: The great transformation -- Radio and television: the new dimension -- The press and government -- Why media people are and should be liberals

1. Mass Media -- United States