An evaluation of the experimentation of newspapers and television stations in the United States with novel approaches to reporting that closely link the news media to the genuine information needs of the public. This ""public"" journalism contradicts some principles of traditional reporting.
About the Editors
Edmund B. Lambeth is Professor of Journalism at the University of Missouri-Columbia and former president of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication. He is the author of Committed Journalism: An Ethic for the Profession.
Philip Meyer is Professor of Journalism at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. He is the author of several publications, most recently Ethical Journalism: A Guide for Students and The Vanishing Newspaper: Saving Journalism in the Information Age, Updated Second Edition.
Esther Thorson is the Associate Dean of Journalism at the University of Missouri School of Journalism. She is author or coeditor of several books, including Integrated Communication: Synergy of Persuasive Voices.