Newspapers' Struggles with Civic Engagement
The U.S. Press and the Rejection of Public Journalism as Propagandistic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7510757 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Burton St John (0000-0002-4860-6066, Old Dominion University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 249-270 |
| Publication date | 2007-08-28 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Communication Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1071-4421 • E-ISSN: 1547-7487 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10714420701528099 |
| OpenAlex | W1982437510 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 18 |
This article examines how two factors—journalism's professionalized vigilance against co-option and its difficulty differentiating social action communications from propaganda—led to many in the press attacking public journalism as propagandistic. Sociologist Alfred McClung Lee's mid-20th century writings provide fresh explanations for how press critics conflated public journalism with propaganda. Finally, this article maintains that newspapers can improve their pertinence in a new media age by better linking citizen voices into news stories
Action (physics · Conflation · Epistemology · Freedom of the press · Journalism · Media studies · Newspaper · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Literature, Film, and Journalism Analysis · Media Studies and Communication · Social Media and Politics · Law · Philosophy
Journalistic Ethics, Objectivity, Existential Journalism, Standpoint Epistemology, and Public Journalism
Can the Individual Protect Himself Against Propaganda Not in His Interest
Fears of Corporate Colonization in Journalism Reviews' Critiques of Public Journalism
The American newspaper as the public conversational commons
Public Journalism and Public Life
Public journalism
Building Consensus
Interest Criteria in Propaganda Analysis
Propaganda
The Idea of Public Journalism
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,13 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2017 (7) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |