Journalism

Presents a lively chronicle of months spent in the newsroom observing daily conversations, meetings, and journalists at work.

Examines how events brought on a post-professional period that opened the door for imagining that consumer preferences should drive news production. Posits that only with a critical grasp of news outlets' role in stirring broad interest in democratic life, might journalism's digital crisis push us toward building a more robust and democratic news media.

Puts the problems and prospects of journalism in historical perspective, views them with a sociological knowledge of how newsmaking operates, and examines news institutions in relation to democratic theory and practice.

Examines journalism's evolution within digital media's ecosystem where lies often spread faster than truth, and consumers expect conversations, not lectures.

Topics discussed include contemporary corporate ownership and investors, the rise of bloggers and digital journalism, new model start-ups, and changing streams of revenue with the expansion of new technologies.

Through a blend of on-the-ground reporting and interviews, explains how local news startups found seed money and support, hired staff, forged their missions, and navigated challenges from the pandemic to police intimidation.

Designed to engage, inspire and challenge students while laying out the fundamentals of the craft, Principles of American Journalism introduces readers to the core values of journalism and its singular role in a democracy. From the First Amendment to Facebook, the new and revised edition of this popular textbook provides a comprehensive exploration of the guiding principles of journalism and what makes it unique: the profession's ethical and legal foundations; its historical and modern precepts; the economic landscape of journalism; the relationships among journalism and other social institutions; the key issues and challenges that contemporary journalists face.

Investigative Reporting provides a step-by-step approach for tackling any investigative story, teaching reporters the skills they need to overcome common obstacles during investigative work. Experienced reporter and instructor, Marcy Burstiner offers readers guidance on how to identify story ideas, craft a premise, seek out human sources and documents, file public records requests, and analyze data.

Drawing upon a range of theoretical perspectives, including cultural studies, postcolonial theory, critical race studies, political economy, and sociology, Journalism, Culture and Society examines journalism as a democratic necessity that often fails to live up to its promise.

The Global Journalist in the 21st Century systematically assesses the demographics, education, socialization, professional attitudes and working conditions of journalists in various countries around the world. This book updates the original Global Journalist (1998) volume with new data, adding more than a dozen countries, and provides material on comparative research about journalists that will be useful to those interested in doing their own studies.