Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: 1.The Mirror, the Watchdog and the Marketplace The Historical Backdrop What Democracy Needs from Journalism How Does the Press Fulfill Those Democratic Needs? Can Journalism Provide What Democracy Needs? Must Journalism Provide What Democracy Needs? ch. One Review 2.What Is Journalism? Definitions: Plentiful but Lacking Definitions Have Consequences The Elements of Journalism Because I Said So? Nope "The Story Too Good to Check" Independence at the Center of It All So What Is Journalism, Anyway? Enough Already! What's the Answer? ch. Two Review 3.How Is News Made? Tools Change. Audiences Change. The Work Doesn't Information, News and Journalism So Where Does News Come From? The Nuts and Bolts of News Gathering News: Not Just Like Any Other Product ch. Three Review 4.Who Pays for Journalism? "This News Is Brought to You by": The Commercial Media Who Owns the Media? Contents note continued: Concentration of Ownership The Dual-Product Model Conclusion ch. Four Review 5.New Voices, New Models New Funding Models: Non-profit Journalism? Gannett: A Media Titan Pivots Paywalls: The Answer? An Answer? Hyperlocal: Coming Full Circle ch. Five Review 6.What Do Journalists Owe Us? Black, White and Gray 147 Ethics Is . . . Not What You Think Meet W. D. Ross, Intuitionist How Journalists See Their Duties A Process for Ethical Decision-making Want to Know What We Would Do? ch. Six Review 7.The Foundations of Free Expression The Power of Free Expression No Law? The Limits of Freedom Drawing Lines Secrets, and When to Keep Them When Reporting Becomes Prying, There Are Consequences ch. Seven Review 8.A Declaration of Journalistic Independence Independence, Power and Risk Facts, Values and the Objectivity Trap Journalism's Built-in (Not Necessarily Bad) Biases Contents note continued: The No-Surprises School of Journalism Engagement or Detachment? Unchanging Principles for a Changing World ch. Eight Review.

In a rapidly changing media landscape, what becomes of journalism? Designed to engage, inspire and challenge students while laying out the fundamental principles of the craft, this book introduces students to the core values of journalism and its singularly important role in a democracy. The authors provide a comprehensive exploration of the guiding principles of journalism--the ethical and legal foundations of the profession, its historical and modern precepts, the economic landscape, the relationships among journalism and other social institutions, and the key issues and challenges that contemporary journalists face.