Journalism Under Fire: Protecting the Future of Investigative Reporting

by Stephen Gillers

Book Overview

A healthy democracy requires vigorous, uncompromising investigative journalism. But today the free press faces a daunting set of challenges: in the face of harsh criticism from powerful politicians and the threat of lawsuits from wealthy individuals, media institutions are confronted by an uncertain financial future and stymied by a judicial philosophy that takes a narrow view of the protections that the Constitution affords reporters. In Journalism...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231168861
• ISBN13: 9780231168861
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.6"