Elements of Journalism : What Newspeople Should Know and the Public Should Expect, Completely Updated and Revised

Ten years ago, the Committee of Concerned Journalists gathered some of America's most influential newspeople to ask the question, "What is journalism for?" Through exhaustive research, surveys, interviews, and public forums, they identified the essential elements that define journalism and its role in our society. The result is this, one of the most important books on the media ever written, and winner of the Goldsmith Book Award from Harvard, the Society of Professional Journalists Award, and the Bart Richards Award from Penn State University. Updated with new material covering the rise of online media, the scandals of the last five years, and much more, this new edition of The Elements of Journalism also includes a new tenth element, addressing the role of citizens in the Internet age. Book jacket.

Bill Kovach is currently chairman of the Committee of Concerned Journalists. Tom Rosenstiel is currently director of the Project for Excellence in Journalism. Kovach and Rosenstiel are the authors of <b>Warp Speed: America in the Age of Mixed Media</b>.