Crisis of the Institutional Press

Stephen D. Reese is the Jesse H. Jones Professor of Journalism at the University of Texas at Austin.

• Preface Acknowledgments 1 The Crisis of the Institutional Press 2 Enemies of the Institution 3 Defining the Institution 4 The Implicated Institution 5 The Emerging Hybrid Institution 6 The Sustainable Institution 7 Aspirations for the Institution Epilogue Notes References Index

"In many countries, professional journalism is in crisis, undermined by a perfect storm of collapsing business models and political attacks on its authority to speak the truth. Reese shows how institutional power matters deeply for journalism’s crucial public role, but he goes further, by showing how such power now depends upon assemblages of actors far beyond the traditional newsroom. A fresh and exciting account that takes the field in new directions."—Andrew Chadwick, Loughborough University"Reese delivers an insightful analysis of the crisis of the modern press, and shows how journalism is reinventing itself in these challenging times for democracy."—W. Lance Bennett, University of Washington"a state-of-the-art survey of a news eco-system always in the process of becoming."—Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly"This book is particularly valuable for practitioners, students, and scholars who are interested in journalism, media, political science, and communication in general... Compared to other recent academic publications, this book offers a more holistic view of the definition, typology, and research on news institutions. This important work shows scholars and students a rigorous analysis of the current crisis within the institutional press during challenging times for democracy."—International Journal of Communication