Reinventing Professionalism: Journalism and News in Global Perspective

by Silvio Waisbord

Book Overview

Current anxiety about the future of news makes it opportune to revisit the notion of professionalism in journalism. Media expert Silvio Waisbord takes this pressing issue as his theme and argues that "professional journalism" is both a normative and analytical notion. It refers to reporting that observes certain ethical standards as well as to collective efforts by journalists to exercise control over the news. Professionalism should not be narrowly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745651925
• ISBN13: 9780745651927
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"