Book review: Zinn, J.O. and McDonald, D. 2018. Risk in the New York Times

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 271-273
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York Times ◽  
The New York Times

Books as Culture/Books as Commerce

1994 ◽  
Vol 71 (4) ◽  
pp. 787-799 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann Haugland
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Book Industry ◽  
New York Times ◽  
The New York Times ◽  
Cultural Life ◽  
Low Culture ◽  
Conflicting Goals

The book industry historically has been characterized as caught between two seemingly conflicting goals: to contribute to the cultural life of the society and to make a profit. As the most influential medium for information about books, the text of the New York Times Book Review reflects that conflict and marks the boundary between books as culture and books as commerce in a way that maintains an artificial distinction between high and low culture.

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