Böcker i Journalism in Perspective-serien

Examines several narratives involving religion's historical influence on the news ethic of journalism: its decades-long opposition to the Sunday newspaper as a vehicle of modernity that challenged the tradition of the Sabbath; the parallel attempt to create an advertising-driven Christian daily newspaper; and the ways in which religion pressured the press to become a moral agent.

From 1971 to 1976, (MORE) addressed newsroom diversity, the relationship between the press and politicians, and other issues essential to ensuring the institution's vitality. In telling the story of (MORE), Kevin Lerner explores the power of criticism to reform and guide the institutions of the press that, in turn, influence public discourse.

Questions the dominant notion that reporters entering the field in the late nineteenth century relied on an informal apprenticeship system to learn the rules of journalism. Drawing from the experiences of more than fifty reporters, Randall Sumpter argues that cub reporters could and did access multiple sources of instruction.

Autonomy is foundational to journalism. But where does the idea of autonomy come from, and what is it that journalism should be autonomous from? This book presents the genealogy of the idea of journalistic autonomy from the seventeenth century to our contemporary digital age.