At a time when the media's relation to power is at the forefront of political discussion, this book considers how journalists can affect public discourse on politics, economy and society at large. From well-known and respected authors providing all new material, "Making Journalists" considers journalism education, training, practice and professionalism across a wide range of countries, including Saudi Arabia, Africa, India, the US and the UK. The book offers insights into: - what journalism is - how education makes the journalist and, therefore, the news - models of journalism taught and practised across the globe - the ethical implications of the process. When news reporting can lead to decisions on whether or not to got to war, everything can be affected by journalists and their mediation of the world. This text brings these present issues together in one invaluable resource for all students of journalism, politics and media studies.
Foreword by James Curran
Introduction : journalism and the new cultural paradigm by Hugo De Burgh 1
Pt. I Journalism and journalists 23
1 What is journalism? by Brian McNair 25
2 Who are journalists? by David H. Weaver 44
3 Journalism and the making of a profession by Howard Tumber and Marina Prentoulis 58
Pt. II Journalism and location 75
4 Is there a European mode of journalism? by Paolo Mancini 77
5 The US model of journalism : exception or exemplar? by Michael Schudson 94
6 The conception of Chinese journalists : ideological convergence and contestation by Chin-Chuan Lee 107
7 Adapting to globalisation : the changing contours of journalism in India by Daya Kishan Thussu 127
8 The changing dynamics of Arab journalism by Naomi Sakr 142
9 African journalism and the struggle for democratic media by Helge Ronning 157
10 From lapdog to watchdog : the role of the press in Latin America's democratization by Rosental Clamon Alves 181
Pt. III Journalism and the future 203
11 The evolution of journalism education in the United States by Betty Medsger 205
12 Who's to make journalists? by Angela Phillips 227
13 Running the technological gauntlet : journalism and new media by John V. Pavlik 245
14 Can we make journalists better? by Theodore L. Glasser and Lise Marken 264
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