Journalistic authority : legitimating news in the digital era /
Matt Carlson.
- x, 248 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: the many relationships of journalism -- Foundations of journalistic authority. Professionalism as privilege and distance: journalistic identity -- Texts and textual authority: forms of journalism -- Telling stories about themselves: journalism's narratives -- Journalistic authority in context. Recognizing journalistic authority: the public's opinion -- Legitimating knowledge through knowers: news sources -- Mediating authority: the technologies of journalism -- Challenging journalistic authority: the role of media criticism -- Conclusion: the politics of journalistic authority.
Journalism--Objectivity--United States. Journalistic ethics--United States. Journalism--History--United States--21st century. Digital media--United States.