Lecture for Kovach and Rosenstiel, The Elements of Journalism, Chap. 1

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The Purpose of Journalism
And Why Its Future Is at Risk
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What is journalism for?
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What is journalism for?
“The primary purpose of journalism is to provide
citizens with the information they need to be free
and self-governing.”
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What is government for?
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What is government for?
“The primary purpose of government is _______
___________________________________.”
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“Two constitutional principles have
clashed: the government’s view of
national security and the newspapers’
view of their freedom to print.”
Eric Sevareid, CBS News
June 30, 1971
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Journalism is so fundamental
to the concept of creating
community and democracy that…
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…a free press was among the first rights the
Founding Fathers of this country felt it
necessary to secure in the Bill of Rights.
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Congress shall make no law respecting an
establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free
exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of
speech, or of the press; or the right of the people
peaceably to assemble, and to petition the
Government for a redress of grievances.
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Journalism is so fundamental
to the concept of creating
community and democracy that…
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…societies that want to suppress freedom
must first suppress the press.
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…societies that want to suppress freedom
must first suppress the press.
Recent Examples?
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Threats to Journalism Today
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Threats to Journalism Today
•Internet
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Threats to Journalism Today
•Internet
•Shifts in reader/consumer behaviors
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Threats to Journalism Today
•Internet
•Shifts in reader/consumer behaviors
•Government
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Threats to Journalism Today
•Internet
•Shifts in reader/consumer behaviors
•Government
•Self-destructive behaviors and attitudes
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Threats to Journalism Today
•Internet
•Shifts in reader/consumer behaviors
•Government
•Self-destructive behaviors and attitudes
•Corporate conglomerations
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Threats to Journalism Today
•Internet
•Shifts in reader/consumer behaviors
•Government
•Self-destructive behaviors and attitudes
•Corporate conglomerations
•Globalization
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Threats from the Internet
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Threats from the Internet
•Blogs
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Threats from the Internet
•Blogs
•Citizen journalism
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Threats from the Internet
•Blogs
•Citizen journalism
•Movement of advertising away from traditional media
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Threats from the Internet
•Blogs
•Citizen journalism
•Movement of advertising away from traditional media
•News aggregators
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Self-destructive Behaviors and Attitudes
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Self-destructive Behaviors and Attitudes
•Plagiarism, betraying public trust
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Self-destructive Behaviors and Attitudes
•Plagiarism, betraying public trust
•Responding to business pressures by appealing lowest
common denominator
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Self-destructive Behaviors and Attitudes
•Plagiarism, betraying public trust
•Responding to business pressures by appealing lowest
common denominator
•Arrogance about journalism’s gatekeeper role
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The Theory of the Interlocking Public
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The Theory of the Interlocking Public
Involved
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The Theory of the Interlocking Public
Involved Interested
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The Theory of the Interlocking Public
Involved Interested
Uninterested
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What will we do if newspaper go under?
How will our news change?
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