This provocative collection of essays by the nation′s pre–eminent scholar of journalism insightfully answers one of the central questions of our times.
Kathleen Hall Jamieson, University of Pennsylvania
This is a scintillating collection of essays by the western world s foremost scholar of journalism.
James Curran, Goldsmiths, University of London
Personal Acknowledgments viiAcknowledgments ixIntroduction 1Part I Where Journalism Came From1 14 or 15 Generations: News as a Cultural Form and Journalism as a Historical Formation 232 Walter Lippmann's Ghost: An Interview 313 Is Journalism a Profession? Objectivity 1.0, Objectivity 2.0, and Beyond 41Part II Going Deeper into Contemporary Journalism4 The Danger of Independent Journalism 715 Belgium Invades Germany: Reclaiming Non-Fake News - Imperfect, Professional, and Democratic 816 Journalism in a Journalized Society: Reflections on Raymond Williams and the "Dramatised Society" 967 The Crisis in News: Can You Whistle a Happy Tune? 113Part III Short Takes on Journalism and Democracy8 Citizenship - According to "The Simpsons" 1379 The Multiple Political Roles of American Journalism 14910 Democracy as a Slow Government Movement 167Part IV Afterword11 Second Thoughts: Schudson on Schudson 181Notes 195
Michael Schudson is Professor of Journalism at Columbia University.