Journalism and the Public

David M. Ryfe is Professor and Director of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Iowa.

• Figures and Tables vii Preface viiiAcknowledgements xiIntroduction1 1The Tradition 2A New Approach 7Plan of the Book 22Chapter 1 Theory 22Publics 30Journalism 35Journalism and the Public 40Chapter 2 Emergence 47Early Cases 49The Development of American Field 59The Field of French Journalism 67The Form of News 70Conclusion 73Chapter 3 Outside the West 75History 76Markets 83The Chinese Field of Journalism 87Investigative Journalism 93Conclusion 101Chapter 4 The Journalistic Imagination 103Normative Accounts 106Journalists Should Tell the Truth 108Journalists Should Build Community 112Journalists Should Foster Deliberative Conversation 118What Should Journalists Do? 125Chapter 5 Journalism and Change 131A Recap 132Mapping Change 137Time and Change 145Persistence 149Conclusion 156Chapter 6 Moving Forward 158What We Know 159What We Do Not Know 163References 174Index 199

"In this brilliant and wide-ranging book, David Ryfe demonstrates how journalism is deeply shaped by its relations to other institutions of public life. Journalism and the Public is an important contribution to the international comparative study of news." Rodney Benson, New York University "A picture of the public and its relationship with journalism has held us captive. In this excellent book, David Ryfe sets us free. Writing with clarity and verve, he shows that while the relationship varies in response to pressures from state, market, and civil society, a connection between journalism and the public is everywhere at the heart of the profession and what it aims to accomplish." Rasmus Kleis Nielsen, University of Oxford