Journalism: Why It Matters

Schudson, Michael

ISBN 10: 1509538550 / ISBN 13: 9781509538553

Published by Polity Press, 2020

May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G1509538550I4N00

Synopsis:

Despite the criticisms that have been leveled at news organizations in recent years and the many difficulties they face, journalism matters.  It matters, argues Schudson, because it orients people daily in the complex and changing worlds in which they live. It matters because it offers a fact-centered, documented approach to pertinent public issues. It matters because it keeps watch on the powerful, especially those in government, and can press upon them unpleasant truths to which they must respond. Corruption is stemmed, unwise initiatives stopped, public danger averted because of what journalists do. 

This book challenges journalists to think hard about what they really do.  It challenges skeptical news audiences to be mindful not only of media bias but also of their own biases and how these can distort their perception.  And it holds out hope that journalism will be for years to come a path for ambitious, curious young people who love words or pictures or numbers and want to use them to improve the public conversation in familiar ways or in ways yet to be imagined.

About the Author: Michael Schudson is Professor of Journalism at Columbia University.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Journalism: Why It Matters
Publisher: Polity Press
Publication Date: 2020
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket