What are the values of the fourth estate? Chief among them are truth, objectivity and freedom. All of these values are controversial. Copyright 2012 Christopher Scanlon / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Press and Society

New Values: Freedom, Truth, and Objectivity

Newspapers and magazines play an important role in economic, political, social and personal life. Focusing primarily on the press in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, this subject examines the history of the press, the principles that underlie and inform the press, ongoing debates about quality and 'tabloidisation' and the opportunities and challenges posed by new technologies. A core theme running throughout the subject is the changing business model that underlies the press and effects these changes are having on the traditional role of the press in liberal democratic societies.

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