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The Imperative of Freedom: A Philosophy of Journalistic Autonomy

The Imperative of Freedom: A Philosophy of Journalistic Autonomy

Merrill, John C.

Paperback

Series: Focus on Issues, Book 11

Writing InstructionGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 0932088449
ISBN13: 9780932088444
Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
Published: Aug 1 1990
Pages: 246
Weight: 0.81
Height: 0.56 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Since the first version of this classic work was published in 1974, major events in which American journalism has played a decisive role have cast the reporter increasingly as the subject for public examination. The newsman has become news. Though there are more serious, responsible journalists today than at any time in America, the less serious, less responsible also have great exposure. The loss of credibility of the mass media is widely acknowledged, and is a considerable concern to serious journalists. For not only is American policy-making hampered by sensational journalism, but also weakened is the philosophical foundation of a free society; a society committed to maximize the freedom of well-informed choice for individual citizens in a period of massification. This book presents a philosophy of journalism that not only relates to a journalist's everyday activities, but also deals with a broad Weltanschauung for journalism which is built largely on the ideas coming out of the Age of Reason. Areas of philosophy are political philosophy and its relationship to journalism, epistemological concerns-primarily journalistic objectivity and truth-seeking, and journalistic ethics.

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