5th edition

John V Pavlik & Shawn McIntosh

Chapter 8:Journalism: From Information to

Participation

WHAT IS NEWS?

“Man bites dog” News often

predictable Focus on the

negative Pseudo-events Soft news day Agenda-setting

THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF JOURNALISM

News values and the Associated Press

Pulitzer & Hearst: The circulation wars, sensationalism and standards

The rise of electronic journalism

FOUNDATIONS OF JOURNALISM The Hutchins

Commission and A Free and Responsible Press

Separation of editorial and business operations

Fairness and balance in news coverage

Framing the news Expert sources

FROM EVENT TO PUBLIC EYE: HOW NEWS IS CREATED

Gathering the news

Producing the news

Distributing the news

TYPES OF JOURNALISM Alternative

journalism Public journalism Citizen journalism

JOURNALISM IN THE DIGITAL WORLD

Nontraditional sources

Online user habits

Personalization Contextualizatio

n Convergence

THE BUSINESS OF JOURNALISM

Salaries Diversity in the

newsroom

CAREERS IN JOURNALISM

Employment outlook for journalists generally not good, largely a reflection of the economy and related cutbacks

Exciting times for journalists Journalism as part of double-

major