Principles of American Journalism: An Introduction - Paperback

by Stephanie Craft (Author), Charles N. Davis (Author), Joy Jenkins (Author)

Designed to engage, inspire, and challenge students while laying out the fundamentals of the craft, this textbook - now in its fourth edition - introduces readers to the core values of journalism and its singular role in a democracy.

Author Biography

Stephanie Craft is Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the University of Illinois, U.S. Her research addresses definitions and measures of news literacy, how journalists articulate norms of practice and journalism ethics. She serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Media Ethics, Journalism Practice and Journalism & Communication Monographs.

Charles N. Davis is Professor and Dean of the Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia, U.S. He has served as Department Chair at the Missouri School of Journalism and also spent five years at Mizzou as Executive Director of the National Freedom of Information Coalition.

Joy Jenkins is Assistant Professor of Journalism at the University of Missouri, U.S. Her studies have focused on how local newsrooms are managing the transition to a digital media environment, the influence of market concerns on journalists' public service roles, how perceptions of audience and local impact shape journalistic identity and the intersections between gender and media. She is a research associate at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Oxford, U.K.