"This movement is concerned to steer journalism towards reinvigorating public life which many see as excluding ordinary citizens and devaluing the need to inform them."
"Journalism has a major stake in a healthy public life and this has lead to the movement for public journalism."
The article discusses how public journalism challenges key values held by journalists now.
- David McKnight.
Phillip Meyer gives a useful guide to what public journalism actually is, it is of course hard to define this type of journalism given the fact that it is constantly changing and therefore many are unwilling to define.
The article furthermore talks about conflict between core values and their current application which is helpful in recognising the role public journalism is taking within communities.
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