
We're All Journalists Now
The Transformation of the Press and Reshaping of the Law in the Internet Age
By: Scott Gant
Paperback | 2 April 2011
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What is a journalist? What differentiates journalists from other people who seek to disseminate ideas and information to the public? Does whether someone is considered a journalist depend on where his or her words are published? On whether he gets paid? On whether she offers only "objective" facts or also supplies her own analysis and ideas?
It was not long ago that the lines between journalists and the rest of us seemed relatively clear. Those who worked for "news" organizations were journalists; everyone else was not. In the view of most, you knew the press when you saw it.
Those days are gone. Thanks to the internet and the growing "blogosphere," the lines distinguishing journalists from other people who disseminate information, ideas and opinions to a wide audience have been blurred, perhaps beyond recognition. Some of that blurring has resulted from forces outside the media, some from the transformation of the media itself. Whatever the causes, it is harder than ever to tell who is a journalist.
Industry Reviews
-- Martin Peretz, Editor-in-Chief, "The New Republic"
"I do not agree with all of Mr. Gant's conclusions. But I appreciate them and, more important, understand them perfectly; he writes more clearly than most lawyers and thinks more deeply than most journalists. His topic is a crucial one. He is well up to the challenge."
-- Eric Burns, author of "Infamous Scribblers: The Founding Fathers and the Rowdy Beginnings of American Journalism"
"Journalism is changing from something that 'they' do to something that we do. Scott Gant offers a clear, readable, and persuasive argument for treating journalism as an inclusive activity, rather than the pursuit of a privileged few."
-- Glenn Reynolds, Founder of InstaPundit.com and author of "An Army of Davids: How Markets and Technology Empower Ordinary People to Beat Big Media, Big Government and Other Goliaths"
"Propelled in large part by the transforming effect of the Web, journalism is undergoing dramatic changes, with ordinary people starting to provide high-quality reporting and new institutions arising to provide opportunities to citizen and professional journalists. Scott Gant's timely and important book places these changes in their historic and legal contexts, and persuasively argues that we need to rethink how rights and privileges for journalists are allocated in our society."
-- Craig Newmark, Internet entrepreneur and founder of craigslist
ISBN: 9780743299275
ISBN-10: 0743299272
Published: 2nd April 2011
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 256
Audience: General Adult
Publisher: FREE PR
Country of Publication: US
Dimensions (cm): 20.32 x 12.7 x 1.63
Weight (kg): 0.23
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