No Time To Think

Description

This book offers an eviscerating look at the state of journalism in the age of the 24-hour news cycle by a Pulitzer Prize-winning television critic and a veteran news correspondent. No Time To Think focuses on the insidious and increasing portion of the news media that, due to the dangerously extreme speed at which it is produced, is only half thought out, half true, and lazily repeated from anonymous sources interested in selling opinion and wild speculation as news. These news item can easily gain exposure today, assuming a life of their own while making a mockery of journalism and creating casualties of cool deliberation and thoughtful discourse.

Author description

Howard Rosenberg earned a Pulitzer Prize and numerous other honors during his 25 years as TV critic for the Los Angeles Times. His anthology, "Not So Prime Time: Chasing the Trivial on American Television," was published in 2004, winning wide praise and a starred review from Publishers Weekly. He teaches critical writing and news ethics at the University of Southern California, USA. Charles S. Feldman's nearly 20 years as an investigative television and print journalist have straddled the crucial juncture of "old-fashioned" reporting and the introduction of the 24 hour news cycle and lend him an unique perspective to the advantages and pitfalls that this change has brought about.

Table of contents

Prologue; 1. Why Is Speed So Bad?; 2. Two Revolutions: French and Mexican; 3. All the News Before It Happens; 4. Blog On!; 5. A New Protestant Reformation: Citizen Journalists to the Rescue; 6. In-depth Instant Results; 7. Desperate Newspapers Play Catch-up; 8. Mr. Inside and Mr. Outside: A Conversation; 9. What If? Scenarios, Dark and Darker; 10. 5 Grams News, 10 Grams Speculation.