Includes bibliographical references (pages 118-121) and index.
Contents:
Introduction -- Theoretical foundations of news media as a source of social and political power / Teun A. Van Dijk -- Psychological benefits and drawbacks of the modern media environment -- Author unknown -- Ethical issues in journalism and media / Leighton Walter Kille -- Facts and opinions in political journalism / Jay Rosen -- The end of the big media era / Christopher B. Daly -- The relationship between conservative media and politics in America / Jackie Calmes -- News, journalism, and comedy / Rachel Joy Larris -- Issues in mobile technology and news reporting / Sajid Umair -- Quality and profitability in the news business / Marc Gunther -- Drawbacks of the digital news media environment / Dan Kennedy -- Benefits of a diverse and creative media environment / Sarah J. Burton -- Media diversity in the social space / Richard Fletcher -- Media bias as a threat to democratic governance in the US / Joel S. Hirschhorn -- When politicians and candidates antagonize the news media / David Greenberg -- News, journalism, and free speech in the digital media environment / Lee Rainie, Janna Anderson, and Jonathan Albright.
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