Beschreibung:
Crumbling business models mean news media structures must change. Gavin Ellis explores the past and present use of newspaper trusts ¿ drawing on case studies such as the Guardian, the Irish Times and the Pulitzer Prize winning Tampa Bay Times ¿ to make the case for a form of ownership dedicated to sustaining high quality journalism.
1. Why We Need Public Interest Journalism 2. Journalism's Crisis 3. Media Under Scrutiny 4. Genesis of Media Trusts 5. Keeping it in the Family 6. The Trinity - Origins and Growth 7. Modern White Knights 8. The Electronic Age 9. Conclusions - Possibilities and Realities Endnotes Bibliography Appendices Appendix A: Tables and Graphs Appendix B: Poynter Principles Appendix C: Government-mandated Governance in PSBs Appendix D: Charter of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (extract) Appendix E: Three-dimensional Media Performance Matrix