附註:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; About the Authors; Preface; Introduction; Part I; CHAPTER 1 The Why; CHAPTER 2 First Things First: Why We Have A First Amendment; CHAPTER 3 Conflicting Visions of Democracy; CHAPTER 4 The Evolution of Journalism; CHAPTER 5 What the Public Needs To Know; CHAPTER 6 Three Publics for the News; CHAPTER 7 Technology and the New Millennium; Part II; CHAPTER 8 The What; CHAPTER 9 Sampling the News; CHAPTER 10 Framing Stories and Positioning Citizens; CHAPTER 11 Positioning Ourselves as Journalists; CHAPTER 12 Deliberation; CHAPTER 13 Elections
CHAPTER 14 Polling-Use and AbuseCHAPTER 15 A Map of the Future; Author Index; Subject Index
摘要:In this timely volume, the authors explore public affairs journalism, a practice that lies at the core of the journalism profession. They go beyond the journalistic instruction for reporting and presenting news to reflect on why journalism works the way it does. Asking current and future journalists the critical questions, ""Why do we do it?"" and ""What are the ways of fulfilling the goals of journalism?"" their discussion stimulates the examination of contemporary practice, probing the foundations of public affairs journalism. With its detailed examination of factors influenci.
