Journalists and the Public: Newsroom Culture, Letters to the Editor, and Democracy

by Karin Wahl-Jorgensen

Robert Huesca (Editor)

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This book raises questions about the relationship between citizenship, journalism and democracy by looking at how journalists deal with letters to the editor. Based on ethnographic research and in-depth interviews with journalists who work with letters, it examines how these journalists understand the public, and how they view the newspaper's role in democracy. It looks at how these gatekeepers select letters, privileging some voices while silencing others.
  • ISBN13 9781572737365
  • Publish Date 19 September 2007
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Hampton Press
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 208
  • Language English