JOUR 001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Civic Journalism, Citizen Journalism, Utopia
23 Sep 2020
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Gap between ideals and reality of journalism. Journalism at the center of democratic life, but presently, it is plagued by too many problems to fulfill that role. Low prestige and credibility of the press. Dissatisfaction with journalism in the late 1980s something seriously wrong with the press, the way elections are covered, problems are ignored, erratic, coverage of main issues, sound bites, scandal-mongering press, etc. Professional culture (e. g. detachment, cynicism), dumbed-down news, excessive presence of corporate interests, sensationalism, celebrity obsessed, bad news, and so on. Individualism, inward-looking (loss of public life, r. putnam"s bowling alone ) privatization of civic life. Less interests in social problems that affects of all us a members of national community. Most impressive critique of journalismtic practice inside journalism. Best organized social movement int he history of us journalism. Normative argument about the good journalism that democracy requires. Part of scattered projects for civic reawakening revitalization of civic life involving schools, workplace, community policing.
