Ian (Professor of Digital Economy, School of Journalism, Media, and Cultural Studies, Cardiff University) Hargreaves
Journalism entered the twenty-first century caught in a paradox. The world had more journalism, across a wider range of media, than at any time since the birth of the western free press in the eighteenth century. Western journalists had found themselves under a cloud of suspicion: from politicians, philosophers, the general public, anti-globalization radicals, religious groups, and even from fellow journalists. Critics argued that the news industry had lost its moral bearings, focusing on high investment returns rather than reporting and analyzing the political, economic, and social issues of...
Journalism entered the twenty-first century caught in a paradox. The world had more journalism, across a wider range of media, than at any time since ...