Overload : Finding the Truth in Today's Deluge of News

From the explosion of fake news to the challenges of the 24 hour news cycle, legendary journalist Bob Schieffer examines political journalism today and those who practice it. Based on interviews with over 40 media leaders, Schieffer provides an inside look at the changing role of media and asks whether today's citizens are more informed or just overwhelmed. Part I How We Got From There To Here. 1. We Getting The Right Stuff? ; 2. The Challenge Of Campaign 2016 : How Do You Solve A Problem Like The Donald? ; 3. The Numbers Guys : What The Pollsters Missed ; 5. And Here's The Way It Is, Er, Was : Newspapers, Gatekeepers, And A More Orderly Time ; 6. Fake News : A Clear And Present Danger -- Part Ii The Future Has Arrived. 7. Walt Mossberg : Bridging The Gap ; 8. The Washington Post : New Culture, New Ways ; 9. The New York Times : Doing What They Do Best (but Faster) ; 10. The Wall Street Journal : Separating Church And State ; 11. The Texas Tribune : Filling A Texas-size Void ; 12. Island In The Stream : Cbs News Goes Digital ; 13. Andy Lack : Around The World And Back For More ; 14. The Cable Guy(s) ; 15. The Root : Straight Talk And A Little Shade ; 16. The Year Of Living Righteously : Npr Gets Back To The Basics ; 17. Podcast News : The Rebirth Of Cool ; 18. Newsletters : So Old They're New ; 19. Stephen Colbert : The Case Of The Stolen Gig ; 20. Flying Solo Sooner : Training Reporters For The New Era -- Part Iii Final Thoughts. 21. 2016 : Reflections On The Year That Was. We Are In The Midst Of A Communications Revolution. We Have Access To More Information Than At Any Time In History. But Are We More Informed Or Just Overwhelmed By So Much Information We Can't Process? In [this Book], Legendary Television Journalist Bob Schieffer Examines Today's Journalism And Those Who Practice It -- How They See Their Profession, How It Has Been Changed By New Technology, And How Well They Believe They Are Carrying Out Their Responsibility To Provide American With The Information They Need To Be Good Citizens. Based On Interviews With Over Forty Media Leaders From Television, Print Media, And The Internet, Schieffer Surveys The Perils And Promises Of Journalism's Rapidly Changing Landscape. -- Book Jacket. Are We Getting The Right Stuff? -- The Challenge Of Campaign 2016 : How Do You Solve A Problem Like The Donald? -- . The Numbers Guys : What The Pollsters Missed -- And Here's The Way It Is, Er, Was : Newspapers, Gatekeepers, And A More Orderly Time -- Fake News : A Clear And Present Danger -- Walt Mossberg : Bridging The Gap -- The Washington Post : New Culture, New Ways -- The New York Times : Doing What They Do Best (but Faster) -- The Wall Street Journal : Separating Church And State -- The Texas Tribune : Filling A Texas-size Void -- Island In The Stream : Cbs News Goes Digital -- Andy Lack : Around The World And Back For More -- The Cable Guy(s) -- The Root : Straight Talk And A Little Shade -- The Year Of Living Righteously : Npr Gets Back To The Basics -- Podcast News : The Rebirth Of Cool -- Newsletters : So Old They're New -- Stephen Colbert : The Case Of The Stolen Gig -- Flying Solo Sooner : Training Reporters For The New Era -- 2016 : Reflections On The Year That Was. Bob Schieffer ; With H. Andrew Schwartz. Includes Index. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. ForewordPART I: HOW WE GOT FROM THERE TO HEREChapter 1: Are We Getting the Right StuffChapter 2: How Do You Solve a Problem Like the Donald?Chapter 3: The Numbers Guys: What the Pollsters Missed Chapter 4: And That's the Way it Is, er, WasChapter 5: Here's the Way We Are: The New Neighbors Chapter 6: Fake News: A Clear and Present Danger PART II: THE FUTURE HAS ARRIVEDChapter 7: Walt Mosberg: Bridging the GapChapter 8: The Washington Post: New Way, New CultureChapter 9: The New York Times: Doing What They Do Best (Faster)Chapter 10: The Wall Street Journal: Dividing Church and StateChapter 11: The Texas Tribune: Filling a Texas Size VoidChapter 12: Island in the Stream: CBS News Goes DigitalChapter 13: Andy Lack: Around the World and Back Chapter 14: The Cable Guy(s) Chapter 15: NPR Goes Back To BasicsChapter 16: The Root: Straight Talk and a Little Shade Chapter 17: The Podcasts: The New CoolChapter 18: Newsletters: Suddenly Old Is NewChapter 19: Colbert and the Case of the Stolen Gig Chapter 20: Flying Solo Sooner: Training Tomorrow's JournalistsPART III: FINAL THOUGHTSChapter 21: 2016 Reflections on the Year that Was AfterwordAcknowledgmentsAbout the Authors and Contributors Part I: How we got from there to here. Are we getting the right stuff? ; The challenge of campaign 2016 : how do you solve a problem like the Donald? ; The numbers guys : what the pollsters missed ; And here's the way it is, er, was : newspapers, gatekeepers, and a more orderly time ; And here's the way we are: new neighbors in the news neighborhood -- Fake news : a clear and present danger -- Part II: The future has arrived. Walt Mossberg : bridging the gap ; The Washington Post : new culture, new ways ; The New York Times : doing what they do best (but faster) ; The Wall Street Journal : separating church and state ; The Texas Tribune : filling a Texas-size void ; Island in the stream : CBS News goes digital ; Andy Lack : around the world and back for more ; The cable guy(s) ; The Root : straight talk and a little shade ; The year of living righteously : NPR gets back to the basics ; Podcast news : the rebirth of cool ; Newsletters : so old they're new ; Stephen Colbert : the case of the stolen gig ; Flying solo sooner : training reporters for the new era -- Part III: Final thoughts. 2016 : reflections on the year that was We are in the midst of a communications revolution. We have access to more information than any people in history. But are we more informed or just overwhelmed by so much information we can't process? In Overload, legendary television journalist Bob Schieffer examines today's journalism and those who practice it-how they see their profession, how it has been changed by new technology, and how well they believe they are carrying out their responsibility to provide Americans with the information they need to be good citizens. Based on interviews with over 40 media leaders from television, print media, and the Internet, Schieffer surveys the perils and promises of journalism's rapidly changing landscape