The Problem of Modern Time in American Journalism 1

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© Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, 2011 DOI: 10.1163/156852411X595297 KronoScope 11:1-2 (2011) 98-123 brill.nl/kron The Problem of Modern Time in American Journalism 1 Kevin G. Barnhurst Department of Communication (MC-132), 1007 W. Harrison St. BSB 1148A University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607-7137 kgbcomm@uic.edu Abstract American life seems pressed for time, and journalists claim they must focus on the now because of competition and technology. Shorter news cycles affect the deadlines for producing live reports on television and constant updates online. Without time to investigate or edit, journalists say their work deteriorates, leaving the public uninformed. But our studies of

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