The mind of a journalist : how reporters view themselves, their world, and their craft / Jim Willis ; epilogue by Marilyn Thomsen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Willis, Jim, 1946 March 19-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Journalism--United States--History--21st century.

Journalism.

Reporters and reporting--United States--History--21st century.

Reporters and reporting.

Television broadcasting of news--United States--History--21st century.

Television broadcasting of news.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 245 p.) : ports.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles : SAGE, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

For students and would-be journalists, this book analyzes the rational processes journalists use in defining themselves, their world, and their relation to that world.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Foreword: The Thinking Journalist; 1 - The Lure of Journalism; 2 - The Priesthood of Journalists; 3 - The Journalist's View of the World; 4 - Journalists, Theory, and Ethics; 5 - The Journalist as an Ideologue; 6 - The Journalist and Faith; 7 - The Journalist as Celebrity; 8 - Questions Vexing Journalists; Epilogue: Reporting From Iraq; Afterword: A Personal Odyssey; Appendix 1: Covering Katrina; Appendix 2: Thirteen Unique Journalists; Selected Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781452213033

1452213038

9781452274911

1452274916

OCLC:

833764571