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A complete, coherent theory of journalism that defines the basic concepts from which to understand and answer the many questions surrounding the nature and role of journalism.

Table of Contents

Prelude to Discovery Journalism Rediscovered The Many Meanings of News Beyond the News Democratic Promise, Democratic Reality, and the Journalists Journalism and Some Types of Fiction The Object of Journalistic Objectivity Public Opinion, and Freedom of the Press The Editorial Section as a Forum Journalists and Their Education Fitting It All Together References Index

About the Author

WARREN G. BOVÉE is Professor Emeritus of Journalism at Marquette University. In 1994, he was named a life member of the National Conference of Editorial Writers. He is the author or editor of four other books and of more than one hundred professional and scholarly articles and reviews.

Reviews

?An excellent discussion of the many publics of the US, this volume will help the reader better understand the nature of audiences when attempting to inform or persuade others.?-Choice

"An excellent discussion of the many publics of the US, this volume will help the reader better understand the nature of audiences when attempting to inform or persuade others."-Choice