Thinking Clearly: Cases in Journalistic Decision-Making

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.

Author: Tom Rosenstiel
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 08/13/2003
Pages: 265
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.98h x 6.08w x 0.59d
ISBN13: 9780231125895
ISBN10: 0231125895
BISAC Categories:
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Journalism
- Business & Economics | Business Ethics

About the Author
Tom Rosentiel serves as director of The Project for Excellence in Journalism, and as vice chairman for the Committee of Concerned Journalists. He has also been a media critic for the Los Angeles Times, MSNBC, and a chief congressional correspondent for Newsweek. His other published works include Warpspeed: America in the Age of Mixed Media, Strange Bedfellows: How Television and the Presidential Candidates Changed American Politics, The Road to Here, and The Beat Goes On: President Clinton's First Year with the Media. Amy S. Mitchell is the associate director of The Project for Excellence in Journalism, where she heads research and educational initiatives.