Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-236) and index

CONTENTS: Preface -- A marketplace of ideas? -- Media convergence and the fourth estate -- The paradox of professionalism -- The paradox of professionalism -- The media and democracy: reclaiming an intellectual agenda -- But that's not the issue -- Bound for disappointment on the highway from heaven to hell -- Politics, news management & monopolies- a consumer issue? -- Diversity: rhetoric & reality -- At the cultural frontier -- Tabloid television -- Creating codes: journalism self-regulation -- Discovering a right to freedom of expression -- Reinventing journalism education- for journalists & citizens -- Sources -- Index.