Making journalists : diverse models, global issues / edited by Hugo de Burgh ; foreword by James Curran.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

INTRODUCTION: JOURNALISM AND THE NEW CULTURAL PARADIGM / Hugo de Burgh -- WHAT IS JOURNALISM? / Brian McNair -- WHO ARE JOURNALISTS? / David H. Weaver -- JOURNALISM AND THE MAKING OF A PROFESSION / Howard Tumber and Marina Prentoulis -- IS THERE A EUROPEAN MODEL OF JOURNALISM? / Paolo Mancini -- THE US MODEL OF JOURNALISM: EXCEPTION OR EXEMPLAR? / Michael Schudson -- THE CONCEPTION OF CHINESE JOURNALISTS: IDEOLOGICAL CONVERGENCE AND CONTESTATION / Chin-Chuan Lee -- ADAPTING TO GLOBALISATION: THE CHANGING CONTOURS OF JOURNALISM IN INDIA / Daya Kishan Thussu -- THE CHANGING DYNAMICS OF ARAB JOURNALISM / Naomi Sakr -- AFRICAN JOURNALISM AND THE STRUGGLE FOR DEMOCRATIC MEDIA / Helge Ronning -- FROM LAPDOG TO WATCHDOG: THE ROLE OF THE PRESS IN LATIN AMERICA?S MODERNIZATION / Rosental Calmon Alves -- THE EVOLUTION OF JOURNALISM EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES / Betty Medsger -- WHO?S TO MAKE JOURNALISTS? / Angela Phillips -- RUNNING THE TECHNOLOGICAL GAUNTLET: NEW MEDIA AND JOURNALISM / John V. Pavlik -- CAN WE MAKE JOURNALISTS BETTER? / Theodore L. Glasser and Lise Marken.

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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, USA and the UK.The book offers insights into:what journalism is how education makes the journalist and, therefore, the news.

English.

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