Journalism and Inclusion (in Rethinking Media Research for Changing Societies, Cambridge, 2020) (original) (raw)

Rodney Benson, "Journalism and Inclusion," pp. 91-104, in M. Powers and A. Russell, eds., Rethinking Media Research for Changing Societies. Cambridge University Press, 2020 Journalism is said to exist to serve the public, the implication being “all the public.” This normative vision of journalism’s civic purpose is inclusive. And yet all too often, journalism serves as a powerful force for exclusion, for keeping quality information away from those who need it most, and for discouraging anyone but the richest, most educated citizens from participating in the public conversation

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