Crisis of the Institutional Press

As polarized factions in society pull apart from economic dislocation, tribalism, and fear, and as strident attacks on the press make its survival more precarious, the need for an institutionally organized forum in civic life has become increasingly important. Populist challenges amplified by a counter-institutional media system have contributed to the long-term decline in journalistic authority, exploiting a post-truth mentality that strikes at its very core.

In this timely book, Stephen Reese considers these threats through a new conception of the 'hybrid institution' an idea that extends beyond the traditional newsroom, and distributes across multiple platforms, national boundaries, and social actors. What is it about the institutional press that we value, and around what normative standards could a hybrid institution emerge? Addressing these questions, Reese highlights how this is no time to be passive but rather to articulate and defend greater aspirations. The institutional press matters more than ever: a reality that must be communicated to a public that depends on it.

The Crisis of the Institutional Press is an essential resource for students and scholars of journalism, media and communication.

Pe masura ce fractiunile polarizate din societate se indeparteaza de dislocarea economica, tribalismul si frica si, pe masura ce atacurile stridente asupra presei ii fac supravietuirea mai precara, nevoia unui forum organizat institutional in viata civica a devenit din ce in ce mai importanta. Provocarile populiste amplificate de un sistem media anti-institutional au contribuit la declinul pe termen lung al autoritatii jurnalistice, exploatand o mentalitate post-adevar care loveste chiar in miezul sau.