Hear James Fallows comment on the February cover story in RealAudio format
(requires the RealAudio Player, which can be downloaded free of charge).

Behind the Scenes

• An Interview with James Fallows

"The Rise of the Newsocracy: All the News All the Time," by Louis Banks (1981)

Why Americans Hate the Media -- Related Resources

• James Fallows's related links and resources for Breaking the News: How the Media Undermine American Democracy

• NYU associate professor Jay Rosen's 92-page monograph, Getting Connections Right: Public Journalism and the Troubles in the Press

• An article from the May, 1995, Brown Alumni Monthly on recent abuses of the press

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