Losing the news :
Jones, Alex S.
Losing the news : the future of the news that feeds democracy / Alex S. Jones. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2009. - xix, 234 p. ; 22 cm. - Institutions of American democracy . - Institutions of American democracy series. .
"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.
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Alex S. Jones 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, Jones 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 Jones closes by looking over the horizon and exploring ways the iron core can be preserved.--From publisher description.
9780195181234 (hardback : alk. paper) 0195181239 (hardback : alk. paper)
2009018385
PN4888.P6 / J66 2009
071.3
Losing the news : the future of the news that feeds democracy / Alex S. Jones. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2009. - xix, 234 p. ; 22 cm. - Institutions of American democracy . - Institutions of American democracy series. .
"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.
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Alex S. Jones 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, Jones 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 Jones closes by looking over the horizon and exploring ways the iron core can be preserved.--From publisher description.
9780195181234 (hardback : alk. paper) 0195181239 (hardback : alk. paper)
2009018385
PN4888.P6 / J66 2009
071.3