In a time of uncertainty and change in the newspaper industry this book provides a concise and
thorough overview of the field looking back at newspapers' history and forward to their
future - and insisting there will be one. The authors former journalists who now teach the
subject review the practices of the profession - from defining news to examining who owns
newspapers from newspaper readership to the new media environment. Written in an accessible
style this comprehensive text is well suited for a range of courses on newspapers.
