Journalism Today: A Themed History

Acknowledgments.

Introduction: The Uses and Abuses of History: Why Bother With It?

Part I: Journalism and Democracy: A Sibling Rivalry?

1 A Right To Know.

2 The Road Not Taken.

3 Digging the Dirt.

4 Spinning a Good Yarn and Developing Community.

Part II: Technology, Work, and Business: Is Journalism More Than Just a Job?

5 Changing Roles in a Changing World.

6 A New Journalism For A New Age.

7 He Who Pays The Piper.

8 A Power Worth Fighting For.

Part III: Ethics: A Matter of Judgment?

9 Private and Confidential?

10 Fakes, Rakes, and “On The Take”.

Part IV: Audience: Citizen Consumer or Consumer Citizen?

11 Finding an Audience.

12 How Audiences Rewrote the Script.

13 Watching and Listening.

Part V: Conclusion: A Future History.

14 Paper Tigers?

Index.