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Artificial Intelligence in Journalism

This book addresses the societal, cultural, legal, ethical, and journalistic challenges facing the news industry. Containing both scholarly research and interviews with journalists from major news organizations, as well as media educators, it ponders the place of AI in our lives and poses important questions about its future.

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What Works in Community News

A groundbreaking study of the journalism startups that are solving the local news crisis one community at a time.

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Digital Platforms and the Press

New study provides an overview of the consequences of a platform-dependent press. Platform dependence is a concept that is used to describe what happens when businesses or an entire sector become reliant on one or more digital platforms for their survival. 

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Undaunted

An essential history of women in American journalism, showcasing exceptional careers from 1840 to the present Undaunted is a representative history of the American women who surmounted every impediment put in their way to do journalism's most valued work. 

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Is Objectivity Essential in Journalism?: A Debate

From Films on Demand: For much of the 20th century, newspapers, television newscasts, and most other media outlets strove to be objective, advising journalists to stick only to the facts, deliver both sides of a dispute, and keep their personal views to themselves. 

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The New York Times Has Lost Its Way

From Films on Demand: What's happening at the New York Times? Founded in 1851, the newspaper has long been one of the most respected sources of news in the United States. But the "paper of record" has recently come under fire, with critics arguing it has sacrificed journalistic and intellectual balance in favor of correcting historic inequalities. 

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What are Journalism Ethics?

From Films on Demand: This film shows the good and the bad of news reporting. It suggests how policymakers, civil society, media organizations, and consumers all can contribute to creating the conditions for ethical journalism to thrive.

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Crossroads Local Newspaper

From Films on Demand: Over the past few decades, more than 2,000 newspapers across the country have closed, leaving many communities without a reliable source of local information. Researchers say this crisis in journalism, driven by changes in technology, is fueling the country's political divisions.