The new media environment has challenged the role of professional journalists as the
primary source of politically relevant information. After Broadcast News puts this challenge …

This article presents a new institutionalism approach to news grounded in sociological and
historical approaches to new institutionalism and argues that this approach to news …

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 …

The relationship between journalists and their sources is central to any claim that the news
media may make to a role within a Habermasian 'public sphere'. Through each …

The ideal of a neutral, objective press has proven in recent years to be just that—an ideal. In
Governing with the News, Timothy E. Cook goes far beyond the single claim that the press is …

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 …

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 …

This title was first published in 2000. Offering original insights into the relationship between
media and democratic theory, this volume brings together a renowned collection of …

This book explores the current challenges faced by those working in the news media,
focusing on the responsibilities of journalism in advanced democracies. The contributors …

It is a commonplace to assert that public communication lies at the heart of the democratic
process; that citizens require equal access also to sources of information and equal …