TY  - BOOK
AU  - Jones,Alex S
ED  - Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands.
ED  - Annenberg Public Policy Center.
TI  - Losing the news : the future of the news that feeds democracy 
T2  - Institutions of American democracy
SN  - 9780195181234 
AV  - PN4888.P6 J66 2009
U1  - 071.3 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - New York 
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Journalism
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - United States
KW  - Economic aspects
KW  - Objectivity
KW  - Journalistic ethics
N1  - "The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands, the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania."; Includes index; The iron core -- Media and democracy -- The fragile First Amendment -- Objectivity's last stand -- Media ethics- the painful balance -- The curious story of news -- Newspapers on the brink -- The new news media -- Saving the news
N2  - Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Alex S. Jones explores how the epochal changes sweeping the media have eroded the core news that has been the essential food supply of our democracy. At a time of dazzling technological innovation, Jones says that what stands to be lost is the fact-based reporting that serves as a watchdog over government, holds the powerful accountable, and gives citizens what they need. In a tumultuous new media era, with cutthroat competition and panic over profits, the commitment of the traditional news media to serious news is fading. Should we lose a critical mass of this news, our democracy will weaken--and possibly even begin to fail. This book is also a call to arms. Despite the current crisis, there are many hopeful signs, and Jones closes by looking over the horizon and exploring ways the iron core can be preserved.--From publisher description
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