Capstone study guide

• How long has journalism been a full-time occupation?


  200 years
• What is the primary rule of journalism?

  put reality first
• What is the second rule for journalists to follow?

  follow the story
• What journalism matters most according to Schudson in Chapter 2?

  community, advocacy, and entertainment
• What type of journalism can democracy NOT live without according to Schudson?

  accountability journalism
• What did Joseph Pulitzer believe journalism should be based on?


  morals, education, and character
• When did objectivity in journalism emerge?

  in the 1920s
• What does "better" mean for journalism?


  It is journalism that is reported, compelling, and assertive
• What are the six or seven things journalism can do for democracy?


  inform, investigation, analysis, social empathy, public forum, mobilization, publicizing representative democracy
• information


  the news media can provide fair and full information so citizens can make sound political choices
• investigation


  the news media can investigate concentrated sources of power, particularly governmental power
• analysis


  the news media can provide coherent frameworks of interpretation to help citizens comprehend a complex world
• social empathy


  journalism can tell people about others in their society and their world so that they can come to appreciate the viewpoints and lives of other people, especially those less advantaged than themselves
• public forum


  journalism can provide a forum for dialogue among citizens and serve as a common carrier of the perspectives of varied groups in society
• mobilization


  the news media can serve as advocates for particular political programs and perspectives and mobilize people to act in support of these programs
• what are the three general forms of assertive reporting?

  face-to-face, investigative, and analytical
• What is the most expensive form of assertive reporting?


  investigative