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Amid the hand-wringing over the death of ""true journalism"" in the Internet Age-the din of bloggers, the echo chamber of Twitter, the predominance of Wikipedia-veteran journalists and media critics Bill Kovach and Tom Rosenstiel have written a pragmatic guide to navigating the twenty-first century media terrain. Yes, old authorities are being dismantled, new ones created, and the very nature of knowledge has changed. But seeking the truth remains the purpose of journalism. How do we discern what is reliable? Blur provides a road map, or more specifically, reveals the craft that has been used in newsrooms by the very best journalists for getting at the truth. In an age when the line between citizen and journalist is becoming increasingly unclear, Blur is a crucial guide for those who want to know what's true.

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"""Provide[s] a roadmap for maintaining a steady course through our messy media landscape... Readers gain the analytical skills necessary for understanding this new terrain."" - Publishers Weekly ""Impassioned and practical... It argues persuasively for the virtues of traditional journalism without in any way resisting the sweeping changes the Internet has brought to the profession. It's hard to imagine a more urgently necessary task, for journalism and for democratic societies, than the one Kovach and Rosenstiel have taken on."" - Nicholas Lemann, Dean, Columbia School of Journalism ""This is one of the most important books of the year... A sobering but even handed analysis that should be valuable to all of us in journalism and the citizens we serve."" - Bob Schieffer, CBS News Chief Washington Correspondent """"If I had $1 million I would buy a copy of this book for every high school senior in America... [It] might be the most important book they will read in their lives-the one that will help them evaluate everything else they read."" - David M. Shribman, executive editor, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette"

Provide[s] a roadmap for maintaining a steady course through our messy media landscape... Readers gain the analytical skills necessary for understanding this new terrain. - Publishers Weekly Impassioned and practical... It argues persuasively for the virtues of traditional journalism without in any way resisting the sweeping changes the Internet has brought to the profession. It's hard to imagine a more urgently necessary task, for journalism and for democratic societies, than the one Kovach and Rosenstiel have taken on. - Nicholas Lemann, Dean, Columbia School of Journalism This is one of the most important books of the year... A sobering but even handed analysis that should be valuable to all of us in journalism and the citizens we serve. - Bob Schieffer, CBS News Chief Washington Correspondent If I had $1 million I would buy a copy of this book for every high school senior in America... [It] might be the most important book they will read in their lives-the one that will help them evaluate everything else they read. - David M. Shribman, executive editor, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Provide[s] a roadmap for maintaining a steady course through our messy media landscape... Readers gain the analytical skills necessary for understanding this new terrain. - Publishers Weekly Impassioned and practical... It argues persuasively for the virtues of traditional journalism without in any way resisting the sweeping changes the Internet has brought to the profession. It's hard to imagine a more urgently necessary task, for journalism and for democratic societies, than the one Kovach and Rosenstiel have taken on. - Nicholas Lemann, Dean, Columbia School of Journalism This is one of the most important books of the year... A sobering but even handed analysis that should be valuable to all of us in journalism and the citizens we serve. - Bob Schieffer, CBS News Chief Washington Correspondent If I had $1 million I would buy a copy of this book for every high school senior in America... [It] might be the most important book they will read in their lives-the one that will help them evaluate everything else they read. - David M. Shribman, executive editor, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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In his 50-year career, Bill Kovach has been chief of the New York Times Washington Bureau, served as editor of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and curated the Nieman Fellowships at Harvard University. He is founding chairman of the Committee of Concerned Journalists and senior counselor for the Project for Excellence in Journalism. He was named to the John Seigenthaler Chair of Excellence in First Amendment Studies at Middle Tennessee State University. A journalist for more than 30 years, Tom Rosenstiel worked as chief congressional correspondent for Newsweek and as a media critic for the Los Angeles Times and MSNBC's The News With Brian Williams. His books include Strange Bedfellows and We Interrupt This Newscast. Rosenstiel is vice chairman of the Committee of Concerned Journalists, and director of the Project for Excellence in Journalism. Together, Kovach and Rosenstiel have authored two books: The Elements of Journalism, winner of the Goldsmith Book Prize from Harvard University, and Warp Speed: America in the Age of Mixed Media.

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