Knowlton and Reader Chapter 4 Flashcards
what is meant by information as a commodity
news pays
people will pay for info that is fresh and entertaining and advertisers will pay for access to readers of that info
with Bennet most enduring dichtomy of american journalism truly began
-saw news as
-people would buy?
difficult to separate ?
money maker
newspapers, advertisers would pay for access to readers and info fresh and entertaining
political, philosophical and economic motives
what did pulitzer observe and why is this problematic
money can and does corrupt political and economic systems
-free speech was meant to ensure democracy, if money corrupted democracy then political influence needed to be stopped
what is social resp.
public is entitled to
also known as ?
is a contract that can be
honest, accurate and intelligent account of the days events in context that give it meaning
-violated by irresponsible journalists
why are there enormous dangers in trying to insist that journalists be responsible ?
who is going to do the insisting
power of coercion, government cannot do it because then it would be corrupt
free speech has a clear an identifiable purpose
guarantees press freedoms
proposed solutions
journalists themselves
ombudsmen
news councils
media critics
