Podcast appearances and mentions of Tom Rosenstiel

This spring, NBC News, The New York Times, and National Public Radio (NPR) have each dealt with turmoil for essentially the same reason: journalists taking the critical gaze they deploy to cover the world and turning it inward at their own employers. Journalism as a profession attracts people who are anti-authoritarian, and who see themselves as truth-tellers. Many believe the way to make an organization better is by criticizing it, said Tom Rosenstiel, co-author of “The Elements of Journalism” and a professor at the University of Maryland. NPR editor Uri Berliner didn't receive much internal support for his complaints, but that actually reinforced his point. He said NPR had become too one-sided in promoting a liberal point of view, and that he went public with an essay in another news outlet when his concerns went unanswered by his superiors. NPR management says he is wrong. But Berliner quickly became a hero among conservatives who held the same belief. There are several reasons why many journalists are more apt now to go public with complaints they may once have kept sharing with colleagues down at the corner bar. Among them is the likelihood that their outlet is owned by a faraway hedge fund instead of a local family, said Joel Kaplan, associate dean for graduate studies at Syracuse University's Newhouse communications school and a former Chicago Tribune reporter. A generational change also has emboldened many young journalists. In his own classroom, Kaplan sees more young journalists questioning traditional notions of objectivity that keep them from expressing opinions. Many believe they have the right to state their beliefs and support causes, he said. “Now you have journalists that are advocates,” Rosenstiel said. “That reflects something of a culture war that is happening inside of journalism.” Some traditionalists, like former Washington Post editor Marty Baron, have despaired over some of these changes. Battles with young staff members over how they express their opinions over social media left him despondent, a factor in his eventual retirement. “Never have I felt more distant from my fellow journalists,” he wrote about a staff meeting on the topic in his 2023 book “Collision of Power.” This article was provided by The Associated Press.

Have you ever scratched your head when reading an article or watching the news and wondered if you were getting facts or opinion? If so, you're not alone. News organizations have not made it easy for consumers to differentiate between news and the views of an individual or media outlet.  Tom Rosenstiel, professor at the University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism and co-author of The Elements of Journalism, explained why there is confusion in today's podcast episode. “The purpose of news is to inspire conversation, to inspire people to consider public life, to consider their community. Editorials are there to further inspire public consideration. Here's what we think. We've read many stories, we've talked to our reporters, we've considered this.”Rosenstiel also explained how the rise of 24-hour cable TV has tilted the media world off it's “just the facts” axis, particularly after 1996, when Fox and MSNBC entered the fray. To compete with CNN, which had a larger reporting staff, they filled their time slots with talk shows that provided a slanted view of the news.Listen and find out more.Additional Reading:The New Ethics of Journalism, edited by Kelly McBride and Tom RosenstielBlur: How to know what's true in the age of information overload, by Bill Kovach and Tom RosenstielWe interrupt this newscast: How to improve local news and win ratings, too,  by Todd L. Dante Chinni, Walter Dean, Belt, Marion Just, Atiba PertillaIs that a fact? is a production of the News Literacy Project, a nonpartisan education nonprofit building a national movement to create a more news-literate America. Our host is Darragh Worland, our producer is Mike Webb, our editor is Timothy Kramer, and our theme music is by Eryn Busch.

In this ClimateGenn episode, I am speaking with author Tom Rosenstiel about his new political thriller, The Days To Come. Tom has switched hats from journalist to fiction writer, possessing a depth of insight into how both disciplines interact with the public and our experience of reality? Please visit https://genn.cc for series information, or https://patreon.com/genncc to support my work. The Days To Come is a thriller with a climate change theme that touches on many of the complex factors that can either accelerate or undermine our progress in tackling the climate crisis. In this interview we discuss how the book intersects with contemporary reality and also how fiction and journalism contribute to shaping the narrative we internalise that helps us for envision the future. In the next episode I am speaking with indigenous Sámi scholar Dr Tero Mustonen, who is based in the Finnish Arctic, about the climate changes that threaten his communities existence and by extension, our own. We will also discuss what we can do to try and reverse the extreme nature of change in these critical and vulnerable regions of the world. Thank you for listening. Please do subscribe, comment or send feedback because I do read as much as I can and try to respond where possible. Thank you.

In this episode, we continue our conversation with Tom Rosenstiel, journalist, press critic, and co-author of the seminal book on Journalism, The Elements of Journalism, which is now in its third edition. Rosenstiel is also the author of ten other books, including four novels. He is currently the Eleanor Merrill visiting professor on the future of journalism at the Phillip Merrill college of journalism at the University of Maryland. In Part 1 of our conversation, we focused on many issues affecting U-S journalism, including the health of the industry and how things have shifted. We also discussed the role of politics, and the diminishing of local news, on the health of the journalism industry. In addition, we began our conversation about the role of objectivity and bias in journalism - what those words were meant to mean, and what they've become, as well as a discussion of opinion versus opinion journalism. Rosenstiel reminds us that opinion journalists are indeed journalists who were trained in the art of doing journalism well. We continue our conversation on objectivity and bias, as well as how journalism can play a more effective role in better informing the public.

In this episode, we explore the state of journalism in the U.S., including the challenges we face, as well as where we can find hope for a future of robust journalism that holds power to account and helps us understand our world – both near and far. My guest is Tom Rosenstiel - journalist, press critic, and co-author of the seminal book on Journalism, The Elements of Journalism, which is now in its third edition. Rosenstiel is also the author of ten other books, including four novels. He is currently the Eleanor Merrill visiting professor on the future of journalism at the Phillip Merrill college of journalism at the University of Maryland. This is part 1 of our conversation you can hear part 2 next week.

Season 1: Race and the News Media Episode 5: The Audience In this week's episode of "Roundtables on Race," the Rev. Kathy Walker hosts a conversation on the relationship between news media and us, the audience and the consumers of information. She is joined by guests whose expertise in this field is unparalleled: Tom Rosenstiel, executive director of both the American Press Institute and the Media Insight Project; Jeffrey Gottfried, senior researcher at Pew Research Center; and Jacob Nelson, assistant professor at Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication and author of Imagined Audiences: How Journalists Perceive and Pursue the Public.

When the coronavirus pandemic made getting credible information to the American people an absolute necessity, already, an American Press Institute survey showed more than 20% of the adult population was already tuned out.  Since then, things have only gotten worse.  Longtime editor and media analyst Tom Rosenstiel helped run the API study and has some ideas on how to repair the damage to journalism's reputation and influence in our craven new world of extreme political partisanship and pick your facts news consumers.

Jennifer Benz, vice president of the Associated Press’ National Opinion Research Center’s Center for Public Affairs Research, and Tim Rosenstiel, executive director of the American Press Institute, discuss a new survey in partnership with their organizations and the Media Insight Project. Their survey of more than 2,000 people found only 11 percent of Americans support what journalists believe are the core values of their mission.  Keep up with the latest news about the It's All Journalism podcast, sign up for our weekly email newsletter. Also, listen to our podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, PodcastOne, Soundcloud, or Stitcher.

In the first episode of series five, we speak to two freelance journalists about solutions journalism, the part of journalism which seeks to offer responses to challenges in society rather than simply reporting the problem.   Julia Hotz, community manager at the Solutions Journalism Network, and Laura Oliver who recently reported on the rise of solutions journalism, discuss how solutions journalism can be incorporated into everyday reporting. The Guests Julia Hotz https://www.solutionsjournalism.org/who-we-are/team (https://www.solutionsjournalism.org/who-we-are/team) Twitter https://twitter.com/hotzthoughts?lang=en (@hotzthoughts ) Laura Oliver  https://lauraoliverfreelance.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/lauraoliver?lang=en (@LauraOliver) Resources: Freelance Journalism Assembly https://journalismassembly.com/ (https://journalismassembly.com/) Freelance Journalism Assembly free summer conference https://journalismassembly.com/conference/ (https://journalismassembly.com/conference/) The Elements of Journalism by Bill Kovach and Tom Rosenstiel https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/232324/the-elements-of-journalism-revised-and-updated-3rd-edition-by-bill-kovach-and-tom-rosenstiel/ (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/232324/the-elements-of-journalism-revised-and-updated-3rd-edition-by-bill-kovach-and-tom-rosenstiel/) Solutions Journalism Network (SJN) https://www.solutionsjournalism.org/ (https://www.solutionsjournalism.org/) Training and webinars from SJN https://www.solutionsjournalism.org/hub/get-trained (https://www.solutionsjournalism.org/hub/get-trained) SJN Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/solutionsjournalismhub/ (https://www.facebook.com/groups/solutionsjournalismhub/) Laura's Reuters report on media and journalism trends in the global south https://lauraoliverfreelance.com/2021/01/01/reporter-reuters-institute-for-the-study-of-journalism/ (https://lauraoliverfreelance.com/2021/01/01/reporter-reuters-institute-for-the-study-of-journalism/) Examples of Jules's reporting on loneliness and solutions journalism https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/18/well/mind/feeling-lonely-perhaps-youd-like-to-talk-to-some-strangers.html (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/18/well/mind/feeling-lonely-perhaps-youd-like-to-talk-to-some-strangers.html) https://www.yesmagazine.org/issue/dirt/2019/02/25/the-new-art-of-making-friends-and-finding-community (https://www.yesmagazine.org/issue/dirt/2019/02/25/the-new-art-of-making-friends-and-finding-community) https://muckrack.com/julia-hotz/articles (https://muckrack.com/julia-hotz/articles) Reuters report (2019) showing high news avoidance in the UK due to perceived negativity https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/sites/default/files/2019-06/DNR_2019_FINAL_0.pdf (https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/sites/default/files/2019-06/DNR_2019_FINAL_0.pdf) Laura reporting on solutions journalism outside the global north for Reuters https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/risj-review/what-solutions-journalism-can-bring-news-media-global-south (https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/risj-review/what-solutions-journalism-can-bring-news-media-global-south) Inkline, an international media platform focused on solutions journalism https://the-inkline.com/ (https://the-inkline.com/) European Journalism Centre https://www.ejc.net/ (https://www.ejc.net/)

In 1988, George H.W. Bush overcame a 17-point deficit in the polls and won the election. In this bonus episode, journalist and author Tom Rosenstiel looks back at Bush’s campaign manager Lee Atwater – and why Donald Trump survived an avalanche of oppo in 2016.

Is oppo research stranger than fiction? Who killed Dr. Death? Joseph Rodota interviews author and journalist Tom Rosenstiel; speechwriter, business consultant and author Mark Davis; and Dr. Jonathan Cullick, professor of English at Northern Kentucky University.

Fake news poses a real threat to Election 2020 as CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan explains. While head of the American Press Institute, Tom Rosenstiel outlines how people have been losing trust in the media for a long time and where it all goes from here.

Fake news poses a real threat to Election 2020 as CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan explains. While head of the American Press Institute, Tom Rosenstiel outlines how people have been losing trust in the media for a long time and where it all goes from here.

Tom Rosenstiel founded and for 16 years directed the Project for Excellence in Journalism. He was also a reporter and editor, and he recently published his third novel, Oppo. ***** If you are looking for reading suggestions to fill up the lock down hours, I’d suggest anything by Dave Eggars. He’s a great and inventive … Continue reading "CO144 Tom Rosenstiel on Political Fact and Fiction"

Tom Rosenstiel founded and for 16 years directed the Project for Excellence in Journalism. He was also a reporter and editor, and he recently published his third novel, Oppo. ***** If you are looking for reading suggestions to fill up the lock down hours, I’d suggest anything by Dave Eggars. He’s a great and inventive … Continue reading "CO144 Tom Rosenstiel on Political Fact and Fiction"

“Timely and scary”   The team does its covid-19 update: concerned and wash your hands. Michael forgives slacker Torie and discusses virtual book club pick Station Eleven with David. Aspiring golf architect and veteran journalist Tom Rosenstiel talks media, politics, journalism and his Washington thriller Oppo, what to read if you weren’t already scared about politics!

More Americans are losing faith in “Fake News.” So journalist Tom Rosenstiel is writing novels. His latest, The Good Lie, starts a conversation on what loss of trust in media means for the business of government, including national security.  

Mehr Kontakt mit dem Publikum; alle Medien für die Berichterstattung im Internet nutzen; weiter Geschichten publizieren, die sonst nicht an die Öffentlichkeit gekommen wären. So könnten sich Journalisten auch in Zeiten der sozialen Netzwerke für die demokratische Gesellschaft unentbehrlich machen, sagte der Journalist und Direktor des American Press Institutes bei einem Vortrag in Salzburg. (deutsch/englisch)

After a successful blockade of President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, the GOP-led Senate will convene hearings this week on President Trump’s pick for the Court’s year-old vacancy. Considering all that has happened in the past year, how should Democrats handle the proceedings? On this week’s episode, we put that question to U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee.  We also sit down with veteran journalist Tom Rosenstiel to discuss his debut novel Shining City, a timely thriller about the inner-workings of a controversial Supreme Court nomination. Tom describes how his decades of political reporting informed the book, and reflects on some of the parallels between reality and fiction. Amicus is brought to you by The Great Courses Plus, a video learning service that offers lectures on all kinds of topics. Get the first full month FREE when you sign up by going to TheGreatCoursesPlus.com/amicus. And by Blue Apron. Create delicious, home-cooked meals with fresh ingredients delivered right to your door. Get your first three meals free when you go to BlueApron.com/Amicus. Please let us know what you think of Amicus. Our email is amicus@slate.com. Follow us on Facebook here.   Podcast production by Tony Field. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a successful blockade of President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, the GOP-led Senate will convene hearings this week on President Trump’s pick for the Court’s year-old vacancy. Considering all that has happened in the past year, how should Democrats handle the proceedings? On this week’s episode, we put that question to U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee.  We also sit down with veteran journalist Tom Rosenstiel to discuss his debut novel Shining City, a timely thriller about the inner-workings of a controversial Supreme Court nomination. Tom describes how his decades of political reporting informed the book, and reflects on some of the parallels between reality and fiction. Amicus is brought to you by The Great Courses Plus, a video learning service that offers lectures on all kinds of topics. Get the first full month FREE when you sign up by going to TheGreatCoursesPlus.com/amicus. And by Blue Apron. Create delicious, home-cooked meals with fresh ingredients delivered right to your door. Get your first three meals free when you go to BlueApron.com/Amicus. Please let us know what you think of Amicus. Our email is amicus@slate.com. Follow us on Facebook here.   Podcast production by Tony Field. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Rosenstiel, Executive Director of the American Press Institute and Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, and W. Joseph Campbell, Professor at American University's School of Communication, discuss President Donald J. Trump's contentious relations with the press, including his dubbing of the news media an "enemy of the American people" with host Carol Castiel.

Is it okay for reporters to say that President Trump "lies?" Should journalists regurgitate each tweet from the President? Does emerging media in the 21st century require new coverage strategies for the news media? One of the foremost authorities on the subject of journalism, Tom Rosenstiel of the American Press Institute, takes on these questions and others as he joins Michael on the "Mean."

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. The American newsroom is quickly evolving, changing the way people get information on the major events and issues in world around them. Gone are the days when viewers had to huddle in front of the TV to watch the evening broadcast. With the sophistication of disrupters like BuzzFeed, Gawker and VICE, and the coming of age of millennials, today’s news is often provided via high-velocity headlines on easy to use online platforms. But how do these modern news media players impact journalism as a whole? Are these popular news sites overly sensationalist, or simply making journalism more accessible to the masses? Do they have an agenda? Can they match traditional news outlets in depth, substance, and accuracy? And, does the mixing of hard news with lighter fare dilute their product or strengthen it? Rocco Castoro, Editor in Chief of VICE; Max Read, Editor in Chief of Gawker; and Shani Hilton, Executive Editor for News for BuzzFeed joined the Institute of Politics to discuss media in the 21st Century. These pioneers of modern journalism reflected on the nature of their work, how they view their roles as disrupters, and what’s next for journalism. The conversation was moderated by Tom Rosenstiel, Exective Director, American Press Institute. This is event was co-sponsored by the International House Global Voices Program.

Experts on media and technology examined how Millennials are seeking, sharing and creating information. Panelists were: Danah Boyd, Microsoft Research New England and Harvard University's Berkman Center for Internet & Society; Dylan Casey, product manager, Google; Amanda Lenhart, senior research specialist, Pew Internet & American Life Project; and Tom Rosenstiel, director, Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism.

Tom Rosenstiel, director of the Pew Research Center's Project on Excellence in Journalism, presents The State of the News Media 2011 report's findings at George Washington University's School of Media and Public Affairs on March 24, 2011.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. A journalist for more than 20 years, Tom Rosenstiel designedand directs the Project for Excellence in Journalism. He alsoserves as vice chairman of the Committee of ConcernedJournalists, an initiative engaged in conducting a nationalconversation among journalists about standards and values.A former media critic for the Los Angeles Times and chiefcongressional correspondent for Newsweek magazine, he alsois the editor and principal author of PEJ's Annual Report on theState of the News Media, a comprehensive report on the healthof American journalism. Rosenstiel is co-author of the CCJ'sTraveling Curriculum, an ongoing education program that hastrained more than 6,000 journalists in print, TV, and onlinenewsrooms. His books include The Elements of Journalism:What Newspeople Should Know and the Public Should Expect,with Bill Kovach. He is a frequent commentator on radio andtelevision and in print.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. A journalist for more than 20 years, Tom Rosenstiel designedand directs the Project for Excellence in Journalism. He alsoserves as vice chairman of the Committee of ConcernedJournalists, an initiative engaged in conducting a nationalconversation among journalists about standards and values.A former media critic for the Los Angeles Times and chiefcongressional correspondent for Newsweek magazine, he alsois the editor and principal author of PEJ's Annual Report on theState of the News Media, a comprehensive report on the healthof American journalism. Rosenstiel is co-author of the CCJ'sTraveling Curriculum, an ongoing education program that hastrained more than 6,000 journalists in print, TV, and onlinenewsrooms. His books include The Elements of Journalism:What Newspeople Should Know and the Public Should Expect,with Bill Kovach. He is a frequent commentator on radio andtelevision and in print.

How have American news media responded to this historic presidential campaign? Is it true, as many have suggested, that the influence of newspapers and television has declined in the digital era? Have the media become more partisan and polarized? More preoccupied with polls and campaign strategy than with substantive issues? Has the coverage by traditional media been qualitatively different from that by online news sources? In this first of two forums on the campaign and the media, noted journalists Tom Rosenstiel, who directs the Project for Excellence in Journalism in Washington D.C., and John Carroll, a local reporter and media critic who teaches at Boston University, will offer report cards on the current state of American political journalism. Co-sponsored by the Center for Future Civic Media and the Technology and Culture Forum