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What good is journalism? [electronic resource] : how reporters and editors are saving America's way of life / edited with an introduction by George Kennedy and Daryl Moen.

Contributor(s): Kennedy, George, 1941- | Moen, Daryl R | ebrary, Inc.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2007Description: v, 171 p.Subject(s): Journalism -- Social aspects -- United StatesGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 070.4 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
Americans and journalism: we value but criticize it / George Kennedy and Glen Cameron -- Journalism: the lifeblood of a democracy / Sandy Davidson and Betty Winfield -- NPR offers news and companionship / Geneva Overholser -- The hometown newspaper builds community / Judy Bolch -- Watchdogs of government serve citizens / Wesley G. Pippert -- Journalism builds new democracies / Byron Scott -- Investigative reporting saves lives / Brant Houston -- Computer-assisted journalism creates new knowledge / David Herzog and Brant Houston -- How to get the journalism you deserve / Stuart Loory.
Summary: "A compilation of essays that show how good journalistic practices enrich the daily lives of citizens, trace the development of free expression through American history, and enable citizens to play their own roles in the democracy, while also showing how these principles are playing a revolutionary role in emerging democracies"--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Americans and journalism: we value but criticize it / George Kennedy and Glen Cameron -- Journalism: the lifeblood of a democracy / Sandy Davidson and Betty Winfield -- NPR offers news and companionship / Geneva Overholser -- The hometown newspaper builds community / Judy Bolch -- Watchdogs of government serve citizens / Wesley G. Pippert -- Journalism builds new democracies / Byron Scott -- Investigative reporting saves lives / Brant Houston -- Computer-assisted journalism creates new knowledge / David Herzog and Brant Houston -- How to get the journalism you deserve / Stuart Loory.

"A compilation of essays that show how good journalistic practices enrich the daily lives of citizens, trace the development of free expression through American history, and enable citizens to play their own roles in the democracy, while also showing how these principles are playing a revolutionary role in emerging democracies"--Provided by publisher.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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