David M. Ryfe

Journalism and the Public (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The public, James Carey famously wrote, is the god-term of journalism, the term without which the entire enterprise fails to make sense. In the last thirty years, scholars have made great progress in understanding just what this means. In this much-needed new book, leading scholar David Ryfe takes readers on a journey through the literature that explores this most important of relationships. He discusses how and why journalism first emerged in the United States, and why journalism everywhere shares a family resemblance but is nowhere practised in precisely the same way. He goes on to explain why journalists have such difficulty talking about the business aspects of their profession, and explores the boundaries of the field's collective imagination. Ryfe looks at the nature of change in journalism, providing sketches of its possible futures. Ultimately, he argues that the public is a keyword for journalism because it is impossible to understand the practice without it. This rich and insightful guide will prove indispensable for anyone interested in understanding the practice of journalism.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Dezember 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781509514441
• Artikelnr.: 47394211

Autorenporträt

David M. Ryfe is Professor and Director of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Iowa.

Inhaltsangabe

* Table of Contents
* Introduction1
* The Tradition
* A New Approach
* Plan of the Book
* Chapter 1 Theory
* Publics
* Journalism
* Journalism and the Public
* Chapter 2 Emergence
* Early Cases
* The Development of the American Field
* The Field of French Journalism
* The Form of News
* Conclusion
* Chapter 3 Outside the West
* History
* Markets
* The Chinese Field of Journalism
* Investigative Journalism
* Conclusion
* Chapter 4 The Journalistic Imagination
* Normative Accounts
* Journalists Should Tell the Truth
* Journalists Should Build Community
* Journalists Should Foster Deliberative Conversation
* What Should Journalists Do?
* Chapter 5 Journalism and Change
* A Recap
* Mapping Change
* Time and Change
* Persistence
* Conclusion
* Chapter 6 Moving Forward
* What We Know
* What We Do Not Know
* Responses
* Networked Journalism and Democracy
* References

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Figures and Tables vii
Preface viii
Acknowledgements xi
Introduction1 1
The Tradition 2
A New Approach 7
Plan of the Book 22
Chapter 1 Theory 22
Publics 30
Journalism 35
Journalism and the Public 40
Chapter 2 Emergence 47
Early Cases 49
The Development of American Field 59
The Field of French Journalism 67
The Form of News 70
Conclusion 73
Chapter 3 Outside the West 75
History 76
Markets 83
The Chinese Field of Journalism 87
Investigative Journalism 93
Conclusion 101
Chapter 4 The Journalistic Imagination 103
Normative Accounts 106
Journalists Should Tell the Truth 108
Journalists Should Build Community 112
Journalists Should Foster Deliberative Conversation 118
What Should Journalists Do? 125
Chapter 5 Journalism and Change 131
A Recap 132
Mapping Change 137
Time and Change 145
Persistence 149
Conclusion 156
Chapter 6 Moving Forward 158
What We Know 159
What We Do Not Know 163
References 174
Index 199

Rezensionen

"In this brilliant and wide-ranging book, David Ryfe demonstrates how journalism is deeply shaped by its relations to other institutions of public life. Journalism and the Public is an important contribution to the international comparative study of news."
Rodney Benson, New York University

"A picture of the public and its relationship with journalism has held us captive. In this excellent book, David Ryfe sets us free. Writing with clarity and verve, he shows that while the relationship varies in response to pressures from state, market, and civil society, a connection between journalism and the public is everywhere at the heart of the profession and what it aims to accomplish."
Rasmus Kleis Nielsen, University of Oxford