{"product_id":"the-journalists-predicament-difficult-choices-in-a-declining-profession-paperback","title":"The Journalist's Predicament: Difficult Choices in a Declining Profession - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMatthew Powers\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSandra Vera-Zambrano\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLow pay. Uncertain work prospects. Diminished prestige. Why would anyone still want be a journalist? Drawing on in-depth interviews in France and the United States, Matthew Powers and Sandra Vera-Zambrano explore the ways individuals come to believe that journalism is a worthy pursuit--and how that conviction is managed and sometimes dissolves amid the profession's ongoing upheavals. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor many people, journalism represents a job that is interesting and substantial, with opportunities for expression, a sense of self-fulfillment, and a connection to broader social values. By distilling complex ideas, holding the powerful to account, and revealing hidden realities, journalists play a crucial role in helping audiences make sense of the world. Experiences in the profession, though, are often far more disappointing. Many find themselves doing tasks that bear little relation to what attracted them initially or are frustrated by institutions privileging what sells over what informs. The imbalance between the profession's economic woes and its social importance threatens to erode individuals' beliefs that journalism remains a worthwhile pursuit. Powers and Vera-Zambrano emphasize that, as with many seemingly individual choices, social factors--class, gender, education, and race--shape how journalists make sense of their profession and whether or not they remain in it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn in-depth story of one profession under pressure, \u003ci\u003eThe Journalist's Predicament\u003c\/i\u003e uncovers tensions that also confront other socially important jobs like teaching, nursing, and caretaking.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMatthew Powers is an associate professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Washington in Seattle, where he codirects the Center for Journalism, Media, and Democracy. His books include \u003ci\u003eNGOs as Newsmakers: The Changing Landscape of International News\u003c\/i\u003e (Columbia, 2018). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSandra Vera-Zambrano is a member of the National Research System and coordinates both the PhD program in communication and \u003ci\u003eLa Revista Iberoamericana\u003c\/i\u003e at Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 22, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51776968687904,"sku":"9780231207911","price":63.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3d14dddc9a18f706b69193cb87ea58c0.webp?v=1780489299","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-journalists-predicament-difficult-choices-in-a-declining-profession-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}