Welcome
Welcome to the companion website for Principles of American Journalism: An Introduction, Third Edition, by Stephanie Craft and Charles N. Davis.
Designed to engage, inspire and challenge students while laying out the fundamentals of the craft, this textbook introduces readers to the core values of journalism and its singular role in a democracy.
From the First Amendment to Facebook, this popular textbook - now in its third edition - provides a comprehensive exploration of the guiding principles of journalism and what makes it unique. Authors Stephanie Craft and Charles Davis cover the profession's ethical and legal foundations, its historical and modern precepts, the economic landscape of journalism, the relationships among journalism and other social institutions, and the key issues and challenges that contemporary journalists face. They also discuss the current ambiguities and transitions - economic and technological - occurring in the field, from non-profit news sites to social media’s effects on journalism.
Filled with relevant case studies, exercises, and discussion questions that encourage critical thinking about journalism and its role in society, this book helps students become better-informed media consumers as well as more mindful practitioners of journalism.
The accompanying companion website features chapter-by-chapter flashcards, quizzes, and annotated weblinks for students and a separate instructor resource section that features sample test questions, PowerPoint slides, sample syllabi, and chapter by chapter activities and discussion questions.
Praise for Principles of American Journalism:
“Craft and Davis adeptly articulate the importance of journalism in society through its history, impact, successes and challenges, particularly in the significant changes revolutionizing the field today. No other book boils this down as succinctly and clearly. Their book should be required reading for anyone considering a career in journalism.
“Principles of American Journalism is still the most up-to-date, relevant book for teaching the fundamentals of journalism and innovations in the profession. Every word of this book will serve students as they prepare to enter the workforce and practice responsible and ethical journalism.” – Meredith Cummings, University of Alabama
“Craft and Davis offer a roadmap to understanding how the principles of American journalism are a way of seeing things. They are about ideals. This book is an honest yet aspirational account of what journalism is and what it can be. Craft and Davis return to the past to discover a future where journalists do more than just good work. Journalism changes, and journalists keep doing the work that must be done in order for democracy to flourish.” –Wendy Weinhold, Coastal Carolina University
Website content created by Jennifer Follis at the University of Illinois’s Department of Journalism, and updated by Morten Stinus Kristensen of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s Institute of Communications Research.
