Thinking Clearly [Paperback]

Tom Rosenstiel (Editor), Amy Mitchell (Editor), Thomas Rosenstiel (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 15, 2003 | ISBN-10: 0231125895 | ISBN-13: 978-0231125895 0

Written by leading professional journalists and classroom-tested at schools of journalism, Thinking Clearly is designed to provoke conversation about the issues that shape the production and presentation of the news in the twenty-first century. These case studies depict real-life moments when people working in the news had to make critical decisions. Bearing on questions of craft, ethics, competition, and commerce, they cover a range of topics -- the commercial imperatives of newsroom culture, standards of verification, the competition of public and private interests, including the question of privacy -- in a variety of key episodes: Watergate, the Richard Jewell case, John McCain's 2000 presidential campaign, and the Columbine shooting, among others.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"This volume is designed to stimulate the thinking of students to make intelligent moral choices as journalists... The narratives of [Columbine and Watergate] are so well presented that it is as though the reader were encountering the material for the first time... The book fills a gap in journalism texts... Recommended as a supplemental text for all journalism courses." -- "Choice"

Review

Exploring a number of key journalistic episodes, in detail, the authors... have done indispensable work. Teachers and students of reporting and ethics will benefit for years to come.

(Todd Gitlin, professor of journalism and sociology, Columbia University )

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Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Columbia University Press (February 15, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0231125895
• ISBN-13: 978-0231125895
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #749,911 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)