Public journalism and political knowledge
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Public journalism and political knowledge
Rowman & Littlefield, c2000
- : cloth
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
The public (or civic) journalism movement has sparked an ongoing debate within journalistic circles. In this book, leading journalists, communication scholars, and political scientists assess the state of contemporary public journalism, looking at its origins, the arguments for and against public journalism, and the state of political knowledge. Addressing theoretical and academic notions of public journalism_in conjunction with the possible role of the modern university_this timely volume explores the potential of public journalism to help elevate the publicOs political knowledge.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Foreword Chapter 2 Introduction Part 3 Part I: The Origins of Public Journalism Chapter 4 The History and Development of Public Journalism Chapter 5 Public Journalism: A Critique Part 6 Part II: The Practice of Public Journalism Chapter 7 Public Journalism and the Press: The Virginian-Pilot Experience Chapter 8 Is Anybody Out There? The Roanoke Times Experience Chapter 9 Public Journalism and Television News Chapter 10 Public Journalism and National Public Radio Part 11 Part III: The Impact and Future of Public Journalism Chapter 12 Public Journalism and Community Change Chapter 13 If You Report It, Will They Care? Political Knowledge and Public Journalism Chapter 14 Educating the Public Journalist for the Twenty-First Century Chapter 15 Epilogue: Public Journalism and the Future
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