Chapter 8

1. 5th edition
John V Pavlik & Shawn McIntosh
Chapter 8:
Journalism: From Information to Participation

2. WHAT IS NEWS?
 “Man bites dog”
 News often predictable
 Focus on the negative
 Pseudo-events
 Soft news day
 Agenda-setting

3. THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF JOURNALISM
 News values and the
Associated Press
 Pulitzer & Hearst: The
circulation wars,
sensationalism and
standards
 The rise of electronic
journalism

4. FOUNDATIONS OF JOURNALISM
 The Hutchins Commission
and A Free and
Responsible Press
 Separation of editorial and
business operations
 Fairness and balance in
news coverage
 Framing the news
 Expert sources

5. FROM EVENT TO PUBLIC EYE: HOW NEWS IS
CREATED
 Gathering the
news
 Producing the
news
 Distributing
the news

6. TYPES OF JOURNALISM
 Alternative journalism
 Public journalism
 Citizen journalism

7. JOURNALISM IN THE DIGITAL WORLD
 Nontraditional
sources
 Online user habits
 Personalization
 Contextualization
 Convergence

8. THE BUSINESS OF JOURNALISM
 Salaries
 Diversity in the newsroom

9. CAREERS IN JOURNALISM
 Employment outlook for journalists
generally not good, largely a reflection
of the economy and related cutbacks
 Exciting times for journalists
 Journalism as part of double-major