Losing the News

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Jones

Verlag:

Academic

Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: P35028509

EAN: 9780195181234

Erhältlich:

Nicht auf Lager

Zustellung: Di, 22.09.2026

Versand: Kostenlos

CHF 58.50

Beschreibung

What is wrong with the news. To answer this dismaying question, 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. The breathtaking possibilities that the web offers are undeniable, but at what cost. The shattering of the old economic model is taking a toll on journalistic values and standards. Journalistic objectivity and ethics are under assault, as is the bastion of the First Amendment. Pundits and talk show hosts have persuaded Americans that the crisis in news is bias and partisanship. Not so, says Jones. The real crisis is the erosion of the iron core of "accountability" news, a loss that hurts Republicans and Democrats alike. Losing the News. is a vivid depiction of the dangers facing fact-based, reported news, but it 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.

Spezifikationen

Sprache

Englisch

Autor

Jones

Erscheinungsjahr

2021

Format

Buch (Hardcover)

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