Talbot, Stephen

Examines the political, cultural, legal, and economic forces challenging the news media today and how the press has reacted in turn. Traces the recent history of American journalism, from the Nixon administration's attacks on the media to the post-Watergate popularity of the press to the new challenges presented by the war on terror. Includes interviews with key figures in print, broadcast, and electronic media over the past four decades.

Traces the events of the 1960s, from the Vietnam War to the struggle for racial equality to the birth of the counter-culture explosion. Looks at how this decade of change transformed the United States. Includes interviews with prominent figures of the era, including: Barbara Ehrenreich, Tom Hayden, Henry Kissinger, Normal Mailer, Robert McNamara, Bobby Seale, and others.