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

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Jones, Alex S

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Material type: Text

TextSeries: Institutions of American democracy seriesPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2009.Description: xix, 234 p. ; 22 cmISBN:

9780195181234 (hardback : alk. paper)
0195181239 (hardback : alk. paper)

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DDC classification:

071.3 22

LOC classification:

PN4888.P6 J66 2009

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: 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.

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

Includes index.

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.

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