{"product_id":"the-weekly-war-james-landers-9780826215345","title":"The Weekly War: Newsmagazines and Vietnam","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Weekly War, \u003c\/i\u003eJames Landers provides the first in-depth investigation of how the three major newsmagazines--\u003ci\u003eNewsweek, Time, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eU.S. News \u0026amp; World Report\u003c\/i\u003e--covered the Vietnam War and the impact their coverage had on the American public, presidents, and policymakers. From March 1965 through January 1973 these magazines reached nearly one-third of adult Americans--second only to news programs on network television. Despite the popular impression that this was primarily a \"television war,\" the newsmagazines played a prominent role in informing the public about warfare and war policy.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile television reporting provided a here-and-now version of events, these magazines published articles that combined on-the-scene coverage with analysis and commentary. Because these publications worked on a more leisurely weekly deadline as opposed to the daily deadlines of television or newspapers, they were able to provide distinct perspectives on the week's events, along with factual material. The writing was typically more vivid and detailed than that of newspapers, and the occasional use of color photographs contributed to the impact of the stories.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEach magazine had its own niche and distinct editorial style: \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e provided a mainstream liberal perspective, while \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e took a more conservative viewpoint and \u003ci\u003eU.S. News \u0026amp; World Report\u003c\/i\u003e had an ultraconservative outlook. The editors of each magazine aimed to reach like-minded readers, knowing full well that a reader who disliked one magazine could simply switch to another. Landers demonstrates how public-opinion shifts during the war forced the newsmagazines, especially \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, to change too.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book reflects a thorough examination of roughly nine hundred articles on the Vietnam War published by the three major newsmagazines. Landers also gathered documents from the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Richard M. Nixon Presidential Materials Project to reveal the attention paid to the newsmagazines by presidents and policymakers and their attempts to influence or manipulate coverage.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn addition to making a major contribution to the history of print journalism, \u003ci\u003eThe Weekly War \u003c\/i\u003ecomplements scholarship on television news coverage of the Vietnam War. This volume will appeal to students and teachers of history and journalism, as well as the general reader interested in a unique view of the Vietnam War.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Landers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0826215343\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780826215345\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Missouri Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/27\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.44h x 6.46w x 0.98d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2005 pg. 846","brand":"James Landers","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086995239167,"sku":"9780826215345","price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9ca6eca5-2a1c-4147-95ac-1f0b543d33d2.jpg?v=1769097699","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-weekly-war-james-landers-9780826215345","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}