Overview

Modern mainstream journalism faces a very real disturbance of its foundational premise that credible news is gathered and articulated from an objective stance. This volume offers new examinations of how the traditional notion of objectivity is changing as professional journalists grapple with a rapidly evolving news terrain--one that has become increasingly crowded by those with no journalistic credentials. Examining historical antecedents, current dilemmas, international aspects, and theoretical considerations, contributors make the case that the journalist's impulse to hold onto objectivity, and to ignore the increasing subjectivities to which citizens are attuned, actually contributes to the news media's disconnect from today's news consumer. Revealing how traditional journalism needs to incorporate ""post-objective"" stances, these essays stimulate further thought and conversation about news with a view in both theory and practice.

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Author:   Burton St. John, III ,  Kirsten A. Johnson
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.367kg
ISBN:  

9780786465897

ISBN 10:   0786465891
Pages:   274
Publication Date:   29 March 2012
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Introduction: Challenges for Journalism in a Post-Objective Age      BURTON ST. JOHN III and KIRSTEN A. JOHNSON      Part I. Historical Perspectives      1. “Gagged, Mincing Neutrality”: Horace Greeley on Advocacy Journalism in the Early Years of the Penny Press DAXTON R. “CHIP” STEWART      2. The Pride and Reward of Falisfication: Post-Objectivity as Post-Responsibility AARON BARLOW      3. A New Model of Objectivity: Investigative Reporting in the Twentieth Century GERRY LANOSGA      Part II. Contemporary Examinations      4. Conversational Journalism and Journalist-Audience Relations: New Rules, New Voices DOREEN MARCHIONNI      5. The Sociality of News Sociology: Examining User Participation and News Selection Practices in Social Media News Sites SHARON MERAZ      6. Why Contribute? Motivations and Role Conceptions among Citizen Journalists DEBORAH S. CHUNG and SEUNGAHN NAH      7. Morality, the News Media, and the Public: An Examination of Comment Forums on U.S. Daily Newspaper Websites SERENA CARPENTER and ROBIN BLOM      Part III. Global Considerations      8. Post-Objectivity and Regional Russian Journalism WILSON LOWREY and ELINA ERZIKOVA      9. Journalism from the Perspective of “We”: How Group Membership Shapes the Role of the Community Journalist JOHN A. HATCHER      10. Engagement as an Emerging Norm in International News Agency Work JOHN JIRIK      Part IV. Objectivity and Theory      11. Why Objectivity Is Impossible in Networked Journalism and What This Means for the Future of News DAVID MICHAEL RYFE      12. Disrespecting the Doxa: The Daily Show Critique of CNN’s Struggle to Balance Detachment and Connectedness BURTON ST. JOHN III      13. Gatekeeping in the Digital Age: A New Model for a Post-Objective World KIRSTEN A. JOHNSON      14. Contemporary News Production and Consumption: Implications for Selective Exposure, Group Polarization, and Credibility ETHAN HARTSELL, MIRIAM J. METZGER and ANDREW J. FLANAGIN      About the Contributors      Index     

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Recommended --<i>Choice</i>; essays examine how the traditional idea of objectivity is changing in journalism as professional journalists deal with the changing news environment --<i>Reference & Research Book News</i>.

Author Information

Burton St. John III is a professor of public relations at the University of Colorado-Boulder. He has authored and edited books on journalism, public relations, and propaganda. He has also published in the Journal of Communication Management, Journal of Mass Media Ethics, Journalism Studies, Public Relations Review, and Journalism Practice. Kirsten A. Johnson, an associate professor and chair of the department of communications at Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania, teaches broadcast news writing and television production. She has published in Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly and Learning, Media, and Technology.

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