Journalism : why it matters /
Schudson, Michael,
Journalism : why it matters / Michael Schudson. - x, 132 pages ; 20 cm. - Why it matters series . - Why it matters (Polity Press). .
Includes bibliographical references.
What kind of journalism matters most -- Reported, compelling, and assertive -- The problem of media bias -- Evidence that journalism matters (or doesn't) -- Why technology is not the whole story -- Journalism's four non-revolutions -- Is there a future for Journalism?.
Despite the criticisms that have been leveled at news organizations in recent years and the many difficulties they face, journalism matters. It matters, argues Schudson, because it orients people daily in the complex and changing worlds in which they live. It matters because it offers a fact-centered, documented approach to pertinent public issues. It matters because it keeps watch on the powerful, especially those in government, and can press upon them unpleasant truths to which they must respond. Corruption is stemmed, unwise initiatives stopped, public danger averted because of what journalists do.This book challenges journalists to think hard about what they really do. It challenges skeptical news audiences to be mindful not only of media bias but also of their own biases and how these can distort their perception. And it holds out hope that journalism will be for years to come a path for ambitious, curious young people who love words or pictures or numbers and want to use them to improve the public conversation in familiar ways or in ways yet to be imagined. -- provided by publisher
1509538542 9781509538546 1509538550 9781509538553
2019042874
Journalism--Philosophy.
PN4731 / .S2485 2020
070.401
Journalism : why it matters / Michael Schudson. - x, 132 pages ; 20 cm. - Why it matters series . - Why it matters (Polity Press). .
Includes bibliographical references.
What kind of journalism matters most -- Reported, compelling, and assertive -- The problem of media bias -- Evidence that journalism matters (or doesn't) -- Why technology is not the whole story -- Journalism's four non-revolutions -- Is there a future for Journalism?.
Despite the criticisms that have been leveled at news organizations in recent years and the many difficulties they face, journalism matters. It matters, argues Schudson, because it orients people daily in the complex and changing worlds in which they live. It matters because it offers a fact-centered, documented approach to pertinent public issues. It matters because it keeps watch on the powerful, especially those in government, and can press upon them unpleasant truths to which they must respond. Corruption is stemmed, unwise initiatives stopped, public danger averted because of what journalists do.This book challenges journalists to think hard about what they really do. It challenges skeptical news audiences to be mindful not only of media bias but also of their own biases and how these can distort their perception. And it holds out hope that journalism will be for years to come a path for ambitious, curious young people who love words or pictures or numbers and want to use them to improve the public conversation in familiar ways or in ways yet to be imagined. -- provided by publisher
1509538542 9781509538546 1509538550 9781509538553
2019042874
Journalism--Philosophy.
PN4731 / .S2485 2020
070.401