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| Preface | |
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| About the Authors | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Freedom of the Press | |
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| Challenge--Dennis: Press freedom is not a settled issue | |
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| Response--Merrill: Press freedom is mostly a settled issue | |
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| Media-Government Relationship | |
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| Challenge--Merrill: The media and government should not be adversaries | |
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| Response--Dennis: The media and government should be adversaries | |
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| Concentration of Media Ownership | |
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| Challenge--Dennis: The new concentration of media ownership ultimately benefits the public | |
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| Response--Merrill: Concentration of ownership is dangerous for people and society | |
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| Media and the Public Trust | |
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| Challenge--Merrill: The media exist mainly to make profits | |
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| Response--Dennis: The media must serve the public interest to maintain credibility and make profits | |
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| The Right to Know | |
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| Challenge--Dennis: There is no right to know | |
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| Response--Merrill: There is a right to know | |
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| Media Bias and Political Leanings | |
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| Challenge--Merrill: The news media are not biased | |
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| Response--Merrill: The news media are biased | |
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| Media and Elections | |
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| Challenge--Merrill: The media cover, but don't control elections | |
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| Response--Dennis: The media influence--and often control--elections | |
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| Public Opinion and the Polls | |
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| Challenge--Dennis: The media structure and shape public opinion through polls | |
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| Response--Merrill: Polls in the media mainly report on public sentiment | |
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| The Broadband Revolution | |
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| Challenge--Dennis: The broadband revolution blurs and corrupts media and media content | |
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| Response--Merrill: The broadband revolution advances individual communication and challenges media and media content to improve | |
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| The Internet and New Media | |
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| Challenge--Merrill: The Internet and new media are debasing journalism | |
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| Response--Dennis: The Internet and new media are strengthening journalism | |
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| Deciding What Is News | |
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| Challenge--Dennis: Market forces, not editors' judgments, should decide what is news | |
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| Response--Merrill: Editors' judgments, not market forces, should decide what is news | |
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| Journalistic Objectivity | |
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| Challenge--Merrill: Journalistic objectivity is not possible | |
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| Response--Dennis: Journalistic objectivity is possible | |
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| Civic/Public Journalism | |
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| Challenge--Merrill: Civic or public journalism is a healthy trend for the media | |
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| Response--Dennis: Civic or public journalism is an unhealthy trend for the media | |
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| Journalistic Ethics | |
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| Challenge--Merrill: Journalists are essentially unethical | |
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| Response--Dennis: Journalists are essentially ethical | |
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| Race and Ethnicity | |
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| Challenge--Dennis: Diversity needs rethinking and reassessment | |
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| Response--Merrill: Diversity does not need rethinking and reassessment | |
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| Advertising | |
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| Challenge--Merrill: Advertising is a negative social force | |
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| Response--Dennis: Advertising is a positive social force | |
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| Public Relations | |
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| Challenge--Dennis: Public relations manipulates the news | |
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| Response--Merrill: Public relations provides an essential news service | |
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| Journalism Is a Profession | |
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| Challenge--Merrill: Journalism is not a profession | |
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| Response--Dennis: Journalism is a profession | |
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| Globalism and the Media | |
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| Challenge--Dennis: Globalism greatly benefits people, the media and freedom of expression | |
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| Response--Merrill: Globalism harms national and local media thus impairing freedom of expression | |
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| Media Debates Digitology | |
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| Index | |