Thinking Clearly: Cases in Journalistic Decision-Making

By Thomas Rosenstiel

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231125895
• ISBN13: 9780231125895
• Release Date: February 2003
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 265 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher