Making Journalists Diverse Models, Global Issues [Hardcover]

At a time when the medias 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 Journalistsconsiders 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
• models of journalism taught and practised across the globe
• the ethical implications of the process.

When news reporting can lead to decisions on whether or not to got to war, everything can be affected by journalists and their mediation of the world. This text brings these present issues together in one invaluable resource for all students of journalism, politics and media studies.

The Making of Journalists: The present and futures of journalists around the world Foreword James Curran  Introduction: Journalism and the new cultural paradigm Hugo de Burgh  Notes on Contributors  Section 1: Journalism and Journalists  What is Journalism? Brian McNairWho are Journalists? David H. Weaver  Journalism and the Making of a Profession Howard Tumber and Marina Prentoulis  Section 2: Journalism and LocationIs there a European Model of Journalism? Paolo Mancini  The US Model of Journalism: Exception or exemplar? Michael Schudson  The Conception of Chinese Journalists: Idealogical convergence and contestation Chin-Chuan Lee  Adapting to Globalization: The l3$