Democracy requires a free press. However, most people rarely reflect on the requisite
infrastructures and policies that maintain a healthy press system. Today, as we look to …

Although consensus has been reached that journalism is in crisis, few agree on the nature of
its decline or the means of resolving it. After providing an overview of this ongoing debate …

We live in paradoxical times. The core institutions and systems that have supported
journalism in America for decades are weathering a perfect storm of challenges that have …

The starting premise of this article is that democratic journalism, no matter its specifics, is not
viable as long as states are unable to perform key functions that cannot be delegated to …

As local media institutions collapse and news deserts sprout up across the country, the US is
facing a profound journalism crisis. Meanwhile, continuous revelations about the role that …

An updated edition of the “penetrating study” examining how the current state of mass media
puts our democracy at risk (Noam Chomsky). What happens when a few conglomerates …

Can we talk about the news media without proclaiming journalism either our savior or the
source of all evil? It is not easy to do so, but it gets easier if we put the problems and …

The media industry is in the midst of a'perfect storm', as recession, fragmented audiences
and the shift of press advertising to the internet impact upon it. This report analyses the …

The business of journalism has an extensive, storied, and often romanticized history.
Newspaper reporting has long shaped the way that we see the world, played key roles in …

Social and political theory in the twentieth century envisioned the flourishing of both
democracy and the information economy. But while the digital revolution has promoted …