Bill Kovach

Las noticias satisfacen un impulso b#sico del hombre. Conocer lo que no podemos ver a trav#s de los ojos nos proporciona seguridad, poder y confianza, y gracias a las noticias que leemos, que nos cuentan, a toda la informaci#n que recibimos se aplaca nuestro deseo innato de conciencia. Necesitamos informaci#n para vivir nuestra realidad diaria, para protegernos, para establecer v#nculos, para identificar a nuestros amigos y a nuestros enemigos# El periodismo no es m#s que el sistema que las sociedades han creado para suministrar informaci#n, pero #qu# diferencia al periodismo de otras formas de comunicaci#n? #Cu#les deber#an ser sus principios b#sicos, sus elementos fundamentales? Bill Kovach y Tom Rosenstiel, dos periodistas norteamericanos con una amplia trayectoria profesional, establecen en Los elementos del periodismo una serie de principios bien definidos (verdad, lealtad, verificaci#n, independencia, foro p#blico, significante sugerente y relevante, exhaustividad, respeto a la conciencia individual, control independiente del poder) que constituyen la esencia del periodismo y alientan a los ciudadanos a reivindicar una informaci#n de calidad que les permita ser capaces de gobernarse a ellos mismos, de ser libres. www.librosaguilar.com

El periodismo atraviesa por una crisis de conciencia, confianza y objetivos. En esta obra, los prestigiosos periodistas americanos Bill Kovach y Tom Rosenstiel explican los sólidos principios que definen al periodismo como una profesion tanto como una vocacion. En Estados Unidos, Los elementos del periodismo han dado pie a un debate nacional acerca de lo que el periodista deberia saber y al ciudadano le cabe esperar de los medios de comunicacion.

The Book That Every Citizen and Journalist Should ReadWhat this book does better than any single book on media history, ethics, or practice is weave . . . [together] why media audiences have fled and why new technology and megacorporate ownership are putting good journalism at risk. Rasmi Simhan, Boston GlobeKovach and Rosenstiels essays on each [element] are concise gems, filled with insights worthy of becoming axiomatic. . . . The book should become essential reading for journalism professionals and students and for the citizens they aim to serve. Carl Sessions Stepp, American Journalism ReviewIf you think journalists have no idea what you want . . . here is a book that agrees with you. Betterit has solutions. The Elements of Journalism is written for journalists, but any citizen who wonders why the news seems trivial or uninspiring should read it. Marta Salij, Detroit Free PressThe elements of journalism are:* Journalisms first obligation is to the truth.* Its first loyalty is to citizens.* Its essence is a discipline of verification.* Its practitioners must maintain an independence from those they cover.* It must serve as an independent monitor of power.* It must provide a forum for public criticism and compromise.* It must strive to make the significant interesting and relevant.* It must keep the news comprehensive and proportional.* Its practitioners must be allowed to exercise their personal conscience.

In July 1997, twenty-five of Americas most influential journalists sat down to try and discover what had happened to their profession in the years between Watergate and Whitewater. What they knew was that the public no longer trusted the press as it once had. They were keenly aware of the pressures that advertisers and new technologies were putting on newsrooms around the country. But, more than anything, they were aware that readers, listeners, and viewers the people who use the news were turning away from it in droves. There were many reasons for the publics growing lack of trust. On television, there were the ads that looked like news shows and programs that presented gossip and press releases as if they were news. There were the "docudramas," television movies that were an uneasy blend of fact and fiction and which purported to show viewers how events had "really" happened. At newspapers and magazines, celebrity was replacing news, newsroom budgets were being slashed, and editors were pushing journalists for more "edge" and "attitude" in place of reporting. And, on the radio, powerful talk personalities led their listeners from sensation to sensation, from fact to fantasy, while deriding traditional journalism. Fact was blending with fiction, news with entertainment, journalism with rumor. Calling themselves the Committee of Concerned Journalists, the twenty-five determined to find how the news had found itself in this state. Drawn from the committees years of intensive research, dozens of surveys of readers, listeners, viewers, editors, and journalists, and more than one hundred intensive interviews with journalists and editors, The Elements of Journalism is the first book ever to spell out both for those who create and those who consume the news the principles and responsibilities of journalism. Written by Bill Kovach and Tom Rosenstiel, two of the nations preeminent press critics, this is one of the most provocative books about the role of information in society in more than a generation and one of the most important ever written about news. By offering in turn each of the principles that should govern reporting, Kovach and Rosenstiel show how some of the most common conceptions about the press, such as neutrality, fairness, and balance, are actually modern misconceptions. They also spell out how the news should be gathered, written, and reported even as they demonstrate why the First Amendment is on the brink of becoming a commercial right rather than something any American citizen can enjoy. The Elements of Journalism is already igniting a national dialogue on issues vital to us all. This book will be the starting point for discussions by journalists and members of the public about the nature of journalism and the access that we all enjoy to information for years to come.

"Chaque génération invente son propre journalisme."Les années 2020 ont vu la transformation d’un modèle de presse, consécutive à l’effondrement des revenus publicitaires et à l’essor des réseaux soci

A timely new edition of the classic journalism text, now featuring updated material on the importance of reporting in the age of media mistrust and fake newsand how journalists can use technology to navigate its challengesMore than two decades ago, the Committee of Concerned Journalists gathered some of Americas most influential newspeople and asked them, What is journalism for? Through exhaustive research, surveys, interviews, and public forums, the committee identified the essential elements that define journalism and its role in our society. The result is one of the most important books on media ever writtenwinner of the Goldsmith Book Prize from Harvard, a Society of Professional Journalists Award, and the Bart Richards Award for Media Criticism from Penn State University.Updated with new material covering the ways journalists can leverage technology to their advantage, especially given the shifting revenue architecture of newsand with the future of news, facts, and democracy never more in questionthis fourth edition of The Elements of Journalism is the authoritative guide for journalists, students, and anyone hoping to stay informed in contentious times.