{"product_id":"journalism-why-it-matters-hardback-9781509538546","title":"Journalism; Why It Matters (Hardback) 9781509538546","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eJournalism\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWhy It Matters\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMichael Schudson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509538546, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 31 January 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e120 pages\u003cbr\u003e19.3 x 13 x 1.8 cm, 0.227 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Michael Schudson has written a thoughtful, comprehensive, balanced, eloquent, and passionate book about the worth of journalism in present times. A must-read.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePablo Boczkowski, Northwestern University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“This book is vintage Schudson. A concise, matter-of-fact recitation of why we should care about journalism, it will top syllabi everywhere in explaining journalism’s singular importance and in nurturing its future survival.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarbie Zelizer, University of Pennsylvania\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite the criticisms that have been leveled at news organizations in recent years and the many difficulties they face, journalism matters.  It matters, argues Schudson, because it orients people daily in the complex and changing worlds in which they live. It matters because it offers a fact-centered, documented approach to pertinent public issues. It matters because it keeps watch on the powerful, especially those in government, and can press upon them unpleasant truths to which they must respond. Corruption is stemmed, unwise initiatives stopped, public danger averted because of what journalists do. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book challenges journalists to think hard about what they really do.  It challenges skeptical news audiences to be mindful not only of media bias but also of their own biases and how these can distort their perception.  And it holds out hope that journalism will be for years to come a path for ambitious, curious young people who love words or pictures or numbers and want to use them to improve the public conversation in familiar ways or in ways yet to be imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 2. What Kind of Journalism Matters Most\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 3. Reported, Compelling, and Assertive\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Problem of Media Bias\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 5. Evidence That Journalism Matters (Or Doesn’t)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 6. Why Technology Is Not the Whole Story\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 7. Journalism’s Four Non-Revolutions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 8. Is There a Future for Journalism?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Further Reading\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Society \u0026amp; culture: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Society \u0026amp; culture: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Society%20\u0026amp;%20culture:%20general%20%5BJF%5D%22\"\u003eJF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52441801752856,"sku":"9781509538546","price":30.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509538546.jpg?v=1785026111","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/journalism-why-it-matters-hardback-9781509538546","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}