Arthur S. Hayes is Associate Professor of Communications and Media Studies at Fordham University. He is former director of the graduate journalism program at Quinnipiac University, from which he took a JD. A journalist for 24 years, he worked for the Wall Street Journal, American Lawyer, and the National Law Journal.

• 1. Introduction 2. Reed Irvines AIM: Barking at the Liberal Media 3. Let a Thousand Bloggers Swarm 4. Ben H. Bagdikian: Ahead of the Curve 5. The Washington News Council: Third-Party Intervention 6. FAIR: Press Criticism from a Progressive Think Tank 7. Brill's Content: An Inside-the-Sausage-Factory Look at Media for People Who Eat Sausages, Not Those Who Make Them. 8. Public Journalism: Press Criticism as an Ongoing Experiment 9. Press Criticism as a Laughing Matter 10. It Takes a Watchdog and a Village: News Media Accountability in Seven Days 11. A Prescription for Effective Press Criticism in a Democracy References Books Articles Legal

"Hayes (Fordham Univ.) provides a sophisticated analysis of relatively recent criticism of the press. . . . Endnote documentation is extensive. Highly recommended. All readers, all levels." - Choice

Arthur S. Hayes is Associate Professor of Communications and Media Studies at Fordham University. He is former director of the graduate journalism program at Quinnipiac University, from which he took a JD. A journalist for 24 years, he worked for the Wall Street Journal, American Lawyer, and the National Law Journal.

• 1. Introduction 2. Reed Irvines AIM: Barking at the Liberal Media 3. Let a Thousand Bloggers Swarm 4. Ben H. Bagdikian: Ahead of the Curve 5. The Washington News Council: Third-Party Intervention 6. FAIR: Press Criticism from a Progressive Think Tank 7. Brill's Content: An Inside-the-Sausage-Factory Look at Media for People Who Eat Sausages, Not Those Who Make Them. 8. Public Journalism: Press Criticism as an Ongoing Experiment 9. Press Criticism as a Laughing Matter 10. It Takes a Watchdog and a Village: News Media Accountability in Seven Days 11. A Prescription for Effective Press Criticism in a Democracy References Books Articles Legal

"Hayes (Fordham Univ.) provides a sophisticated analysis of relatively recent criticism of the press. . . . Endnote documentation is extensive. Highly recommended. All readers, all levels." - Choice

Arthur S. Hayes is Associate Professor of Communications and Media Studies at Fordham University. He is former director of the graduate journalism program at Quinnipiac University, from which he took a JD. A journalist for 24 years, he worked for the Wall Street Journal, American Lawyer, and the National Law Journal.

• 1. Introduction 2. Reed Irvines AIM: Barking at the Liberal Media 3. Let a Thousand Bloggers Swarm 4. Ben H. Bagdikian: Ahead of the Curve 5. The Washington News Council: Third-Party Intervention 6. FAIR: Press Criticism from a Progressive Think Tank 7. Brill's Content: An Inside-the-Sausage-Factory Look at Media for People Who Eat Sausages, Not Those Who Make Them. 8. Public Journalism: Press Criticism as an Ongoing Experiment 9. Press Criticism as a Laughing Matter 10. It Takes a Watchdog and a Village: News Media Accountability in Seven Days 11. A Prescription for Effective Press Criticism in a Democracy References Books Articles Legal

"Hayes (Fordham Univ.) provides a sophisticated analysis of relatively recent criticism of the press. . . . Endnote documentation is extensive. Highly recommended. All readers, all levels." - Choice