What is journalism for? /
What is at stake when journalism is threatened? Does society still need journalists? Journalism faces multiple threats today all over the world, including economic decline, online disinformation, the rise of AI, authoritarian curbs on freedom of the press and violence against journalists. In such a...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Bristol :
Bristol University Press,
2025.
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| Series: | What is it for?
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| Summary: | What is at stake when journalism is threatened? Does society still need journalists? Journalism faces multiple threats today all over the world, including economic decline, online disinformation, the rise of AI, authoritarian curbs on freedom of the press and violence against journalists. In such a climate, it's more urgent than ever to ask what journalism is for. Drawing on his experience as a journalist and media commentator, and on interviews with journalists from the United States to Myanmar, Jon Allsop examines key concepts that constitute journalism's role, good judgement, concern for truth and critical scrutiny of one or more communities. Along the way, he also considers the relationship between journalism and activism, whether journalists should aspire to change the world and whether they can be seen as champions of democracy. |
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| Physical Description: | 165 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (143-160) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1529238552 9781529238556 |