Overview of Deadlines and Disruption Book

In Deadlines and Disruption, Shepard recounts his five decades in journalism, a time of radical transformations in the way news is developed, delivered and consumed. Raised in the Bronx, Shepard graduated from City College and Columbia, joined BusinessWeek as a reporter, and rose to the top editorial post. He has closed the circle by returning to the university that spawned him, founding the Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York. In the digital age, anyone can be a journalist. Opinion pieces are replacing original reporting as the coin of the realm. And an entire generation is relying on Facebook friends and Twitter feeds to tell them what to read. Is this the beginning of an irreversible slide into third-rate journalism? Or the start of a better world of interactive, multimedia journalism? Will the news industry live up to its responsibility to forge a well-informed public? Shepard tackles all the tough questions facing journalists, the news industry and indeed, anyone who understands the importance of a well-informed public in a healthy democracy. The story of Shepard s career is the story of the news industry in Deadlines and Disruption, he provides peerless insight into one of the most critical issues of our time.

• Book Type :

Business,Strategy&Management

• Book Binding :

Paperback

• Language :

English

• Number of Pages :

352 pages

• ISBN - 10 :

1259064506

• Deadlines and Disruption Published On :

1 Nov 2012

• Resource:

Students and Professionals:Business&Economics, Business,Strategy&Management

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