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Losing the News : the uncertain future of the news that feeds democracy / Alex S. Jones.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextSeries: Institutions of American democracy seriesPublication details: New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.Edition: First paperback editionDescription: xix, 234 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9780195181234 (pbk.) :
  • 9780199754144 (pbk.) :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 071.3 22 JON
LOC classification:
  • PN4888.P6 J66 2010
  • PN4888.P6 J66 2010
Contents:
The iron core -- Media and democracy -- The fragile First Amendment -- Objectivity's last stand -- Media ethics: the painful balance -- The curious story of news -- Newspapers on the brink -- The new news media -- Saving the news
Summary: The author, a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist explores how the epochal changes sweeping the media have eroded the core news that has been the essential food supply of our democracy. At a time of dazzling technological innovation, he says that what stands to be lost is the fact based reporting that serves as a watchdog over government, holds the powerful accountable, and gives citizens what they need. In a tumultuous new media era, with cutthroat competition and panic over profits, the commitment of the traditional news media to serious news is fading. Should we lose a critical mass of this news, our democracy will weaken and possibly even begin to fail. This book is also a call to arms. Despite the current crisis, there are many hopeful signs, and he closes by looking over the horizon and exploring ways the iron core can be preserved.--From publisher description
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Books Hamu Mukasa Library Closed Access l Short Loan; Level 1 071.3 JON (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 157774

Subtitle on cover: The future of the news that feeds democracy

"The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands, the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania."

Includes index.

The iron core -- Media and democracy -- The fragile First Amendment -- Objectivity's last stand -- Media ethics: the painful balance -- The curious story of news -- Newspapers on the brink -- The new news media -- Saving the news

The author, a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist explores how the epochal changes sweeping the media have eroded the core news that has been the essential food supply of our democracy. At a time of dazzling technological innovation, he says that what stands to be lost is the fact based reporting that serves as a watchdog over government, holds the powerful accountable, and gives citizens what they need. In a tumultuous new media era, with cutthroat competition and panic over profits, the commitment of the traditional news media to serious news is fading. Should we lose a critical mass of this news, our democracy will weaken and possibly even begin to fail. This book is also a call to arms. Despite the current crisis, there are many hopeful signs, and he closes by looking over the horizon and exploring ways the iron core can be preserved.--From publisher description

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