Michael Schudson is Professor of Journalism at Columbia University.

“This provactive collection of essays by the nation’s pre-eminent scholar of journalism insightfully answers one of the central questions of our times.”Kathleen Hall Jamieson, University of PennsylvaniaThis is a scintillating collection of essays by the western world’s foremost scholar of journalism. James Curran, Goldsmiths, University of London"One of the most important media scholars of our time, Schudson approaches the business of making news from a sociological and historical perspective, offering a new way to think of questions that bedevil us every day."Mark Landler, The New York Times“Why Journalism Still Matters is not only thought-provoking for fans of Schudson’s earlier works, but offers an opportunity for a wide range of students in political, media or sociological fields the chance to ponder this unique cultural intersection.”Communication Booknotes Quarterly

• Personal Acknowledgments viiAcknowledgments ixIntroduction 1Part I Where Journalism Came From 1 14 or 15 Generations: News as a Cultural Form and Journalism as a Historical Formation 232 Walter Lippmann’s Ghost: An Interview 313 Is Journalism a Profession? Objectivity 1.0, Objectivity 2.0, and Beyond 41Part II Going Deeper into Contemporary Journalism4 The Danger of Independent Journalism 715 Belgium Invades Germany: Reclaiming Non-Fake News – Imperfect, Professional, and Democratic 816 Journalism in a Journalized Society: Reflections on Raymond Williams and the “Dramatised Society” 967 The Crisis in News: Can You Whistle a Happy Tune? 113Part III Short Takes on Journalism and Democracy8 Citizenship – According to “The Simpsons” 1379 The Multiple Political Roles of American Journalism 14910 Democracy as a Slow Government Movement 167Part IV Afterword11 Second Thoughts: Schudson on Schudson 181Notes 195

Michael Schudson is Professor of Journalism at Columbia University.

“This provactive collection of essays by the nation’s pre-eminent scholar of journalism insightfully answers one of the central questions of our times.”Kathleen Hall Jamieson, University of PennsylvaniaThis is a scintillating collection of essays by the western world’s foremost scholar of journalism. James Curran, Goldsmiths, University of London"One of the most important media scholars of our time, Schudson approaches the business of making news from a sociological and historical perspective, offering a new way to think of questions that bedevil us every day."Mark Landler, The New York Times“Why Journalism Still Matters is not only thought-provoking for fans of Schudson’s earlier works, but offers an opportunity for a wide range of students in political, media or sociological fields the chance to ponder this unique cultural intersection.”Communication Booknotes Quarterly

• Personal Acknowledgments viiAcknowledgments ixIntroduction 1Part I Where Journalism Came From 1 14 or 15 Generations: News as a Cultural Form and Journalism as a Historical Formation 232 Walter Lippmann’s Ghost: An Interview 313 Is Journalism a Profession? Objectivity 1.0, Objectivity 2.0, and Beyond 41Part II Going Deeper into Contemporary Journalism4 The Danger of Independent Journalism 715 Belgium Invades Germany: Reclaiming Non-Fake News – Imperfect, Professional, and Democratic 816 Journalism in a Journalized Society: Reflections on Raymond Williams and the “Dramatised Society” 967 The Crisis in News: Can You Whistle a Happy Tune? 113Part III Short Takes on Journalism and Democracy8 Citizenship – According to “The Simpsons” 1379 The Multiple Political Roles of American Journalism 14910 Democracy as a Slow Government Movement 167Part IV Afterword11 Second Thoughts: Schudson on Schudson 181Notes 195

Michael Schudson is Professor of Journalism at Columbia University.

“This provactive collection of essays by the nation’s pre-eminent scholar of journalism insightfully answers one of the central questions of our times.”Kathleen Hall Jamieson, University of PennsylvaniaThis is a scintillating collection of essays by the western world’s foremost scholar of journalism. James Curran, Goldsmiths, University of London"One of the most important media scholars of our time, Schudson approaches the business of making news from a sociological and historical perspective, offering a new way to think of questions that bedevil us every day."Mark Landler, The New York Times“Why Journalism Still Matters is not only thought-provoking for fans of Schudson’s earlier works, but offers an opportunity for a wide range of students in political, media or sociological fields the chance to ponder this unique cultural intersection.”Communication Booknotes Quarterly

• Personal Acknowledgments viiAcknowledgments ixIntroduction 1Part I Where Journalism Came From 1 14 or 15 Generations: News as a Cultural Form and Journalism as a Historical Formation 232 Walter Lippmann’s Ghost: An Interview 313 Is Journalism a Profession? Objectivity 1.0, Objectivity 2.0, and Beyond 41Part II Going Deeper into Contemporary Journalism4 The Danger of Independent Journalism 715 Belgium Invades Germany: Reclaiming Non-Fake News – Imperfect, Professional, and Democratic 816 Journalism in a Journalized Society: Reflections on Raymond Williams and the “Dramatised Society” 967 The Crisis in News: Can You Whistle a Happy Tune? 113Part III Short Takes on Journalism and Democracy8 Citizenship – According to “The Simpsons” 1379 The Multiple Political Roles of American Journalism 14910 Democracy as a Slow Government Movement 167Part IV Afterword11 Second Thoughts: Schudson on Schudson 181Notes 195