title: Beyond News: The Future of Journalism (Columbia Journalism Review Books)
author:  Mitchell Stephens 
description: With his customary intelligence and brio, Mitchell Stephens argues for more ambitious, more valuable journalism. Stephens embodies the virtues of his hero Benjamin Franklin, writing with pungent wit and sharp insights. He has mined United States history for telling anecdotes showing that conventional news reporting is insufficient. He boldly makes the case that the interpretation of news could redeem both journalism and journalism professionals; moreover, since wisdom journalism both produces and requires knowledge, his vision sets the course for journalism education. (Linda Steiner, Philip Merrill College of Journalism, University of Maryland)<br /><br />Persuasively written and filled with telling examples, <i>Beyond News </i>makes a powerful case for moving beyond the traditional five W's as guidelines for journalists to the five I's of what Stephens calls wisdom journalism: informed, intelligent, interpretive, insightful, and illuminating. (Loren Ghiglione, Northwestern University)<br /><br />This engaging book tells us how journalism must change in order to better serve the timesand the public. Stephens calls for interpretation and insight, intelligence, and illumination. <i>Beyond News</i> offers all of these and more. Thought-provoking and a delight to read. (Geneva Overholser, senior fellow, University of Southern California, Annenberg)<br /><br />Definitely of value to journalism students, this book will also appeal to those interested in access to informed perspectives and the fate of the "fourth estate." (<i>Library Journal</i>)<br /><br />...a feast, intelligent and candidly forthright. (<i>Publishers Weekly</i>)
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   Columbia Journalism Review Books 
  
   COLUMBIA JOURNALISM REVIEW BOOKS 
   Series Editors: Victor Navasky, Evan Cornog, Mike Hoyt,
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