It seems last year I was quoting over and over from the Project for Excellence in Journalism’s State of the News Media 2004 report. Now I can start anew with the 2005 report. It is now available for deciphering.
But here is my first pulled and key quote from this new report:
Somehow journalism needs to prove that it is acting on behalf of the public, if it is to save itself.
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Leonard Witt is the Robert D. Fowler Distinguished Chair in Communication at Kennesaw State University and the chief blogger of PJNet. His academic interests include public and citizen journalism and how to get citizens' voices heard. He has spent most of his professional career as an award-winning journalist.
December 16th, 2005 at 12:40 pm
Gain Journalism Trust by Building Links to Public
Here are my planned comments for the opening of the Wake Up Call: Can Trust and Quality Save Journalism? conference tomorrow: First, here is the key point: What better way to establish trust and quality than to make the public…