Pressing the Police and Policing the Press: The History and Law of the Relationship Between the News Media and Law Enforcement in the United States
2020-07
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Pressing the Police and Policing the Press: The History and Law of the Relationship Between the News Media and Law Enforcement in the United States
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Amidst urbanization, immigration, industrialization, and rising crime in the United States in the 1830s-1840s, the modern conceptions of both the press and police were born. From early historical antecedents in the American colonies through the present, the news media and law enforcement have been, and continue to be, fundamental institutions in the United States. However, both parties face significant political, economic, social, and technological tension, pressure, and scrutiny, signifying the need for further research. Although past literature has covered some aspects of the press-police relationship, its history and law remain understudied. Through a new and original theoretical framework, in-depth literature review, three-part content analysis, and two-part legal analysis, this dissertation provides the most complete and comprehensive study of the history and law of the press-police relationship to date. It also aims to understand, analyze, and address how the history and law of the interactions between both parties inform the present and future of their relationship, including key implications on the press, police, and American public, as well as how the press-police relationship can be improved. This study therefore provides a series of important, tangible recommendations for the press and police to improve their relationship and better serve the public moving forward.
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University of Minnesota Ph.D. dissertation. July 2020. Major: Mass Communication. Advisor: Jane Kirtley. 1 computer file (PDF); xiv, 684 pages.
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Memmel, Scott. (2020). Pressing the Police and Policing the Press: The History and Law of the Relationship Between the News Media and Law Enforcement in the United States. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/216360.
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