The function of newspapers in society: a global perspective

Foreword / John C. Merrill

Introduction / Shannon E. Martin

Newspaper history traditions / Shannon E. Martin

Arab cultures and newspapers / Willaim A. Rugh

African cultures and newspapers / W. Joseph Campbell

Asian cultures and newspapers / Bradley Hamm

Pacific rim cultures and newspapers / Rod Kirkpatrick

Newspapers in Europe before 1500 / Ralph Frasca

Newspapers in Europe after 1500 / Tamara Kay Baldwin

Newspapers in the Americas / David A. Copeland

Newspapers in the twentieth century / Agnes Hooper Gottlieb

American daily newspapers evolution: past, present ... and future? / Donald L. Shaw, Charles McKenzie

Conclusion / Shannon E. Martin