Global Trends in Journalism

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Professionalization of journalism. 3. A media relations handbook for non governmental organizations. 4. The supposed and the real role of mass media in modern Democracy. 5. Global journalism ethics: widening the conceptual base. 6. Global investigative journalism: strategies for support. 7. News blogs and citizen journalism: new directions for e-journalism. 8. Four dimensions of journalistic convergence: a preliminary approach. 9. The human rights based approach to journalism training manual. 10. Mass media and the battle for public opinion in the global war on terror. Bibliography. Index.

We are committed to aggressive journalism in all forms, including in the field of computer assisted reporting, but we draw the line at illegal behaviour. Internet reporting is nothing more than applying the principles of sound journalism to the sometimes unusual situations thrown up in the virtual world. The same standards of sourcing, identification and verification apply. Apply the same precautions online that you would use in other forms of newsgathering and do not  anything from the Internet that is not sourced in such a way you can verify where it came from. (jacket)