Farrell (journalism and telecommunications, U. of Kentucky) and Cupito (journalism, Northern Kentucky U.) offer a textbook for beginning journalism students overviewing what was a generation ago the primary context for doing news. Among their perspectives are the history of newspapers, the roles of a free press, readership and ownership, ethics, the law, the newspaper meets the Internet, and the assured but obscured future. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)