Studies how money has affected the news business and discusses how society's views of the media are affected by poor reporting and low-quality broadcasts.

Includes index.

Something of a hero : Milo Radulovich -- The McCarthy broadcast -- The strange death of See it now -- The strange birth of CBS reports -- As Murrow and Smith go -- Normandy, the Boston bookies and the awards worth keeping -- What every president should know -- New hands on the big switch -- Air time for Vietnam -- Common stock vs. the commonweal -- The beginning circumstances within our control.