Discovering journalism / Warren G. Bovée.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bovée, Warren G., 1922-

Series:

Contributions to the study of mass media and communications 0732-4456 ; no. 56.

Contributions to the study of mass media and communications, 0732-4456 ; no. 56

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Journalism.

Physical Description:

223 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1999.

Summary:

A complete, coherent theory of journalism that defines the basic concepts from which to understand and answer the many questions surrounding the nature and role of journalism.

Contents:

1 Prelude to Discovery 1

2 Journalism Rediscovered 15

3 The Many Meanings of News 37

4 Beyond the News 53

5 Democratic Promise, Democratic Reality, and the Journalists 73

6 Journalism and Some Types of Fiction 91

7 The Object of Journalistic Objectivity 113

8 Public Opinion, the Public Forum, and Freedom of the Press 133

9 The Editorial Section as a Forum 151

10 Journalists and Their Education 169

11 Fitting It All Together 189.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [211]-217) and index.

ISBN:

0313309477

OCLC:

39914379