"Michael Schudson has written a thoughtful, comprehensive, balanced, eloquent, and passionate book about the worth of journalism in present times. A must-read."
Pablo Boczkowski, Northwestern University
"This book is vintage Schudson. A concise, matter-of-fact recitation of why we should care about journalism, it will top syllabi everywhere in explaining journalism's singular importance and in nurturing its future survival."Barbie Zelizer, University of Pennsylvania
Introduction
2. What Kind of Journalism Matters Most
3. Reported, Compelling, and Assertive
4. The Problem of Media Bias
5. Evidence That Journalism Matters (Or Doesn't)
6. Why Technology Is Not the Whole Story
7. Journalism's Four Non-Revolutions
8. Is There a Future for Journalism?
Further Reading
Notes
Michael Schudson is Professor of Journalism at Columbia University.