Journalists and the Public: Newsroom Culture, Letters to the Editor, and Democracy

"This book raises questions about the relationship between citizenship, journalism and democracy by looking at how journalists deal with letters to the editor - an enduring forum for public debate. Based on ethnographic research and in-depth interviews with journalists who work with letters, the book examines how these journalists understand the public, and how they view the newspaper's role in democracy. It looks as how these "gatekeepers" select letters, privileging some voices while silencing others."--BOOK JACKET.Karin Wahl-jorgensen is the author of 'Journalists and the Public: Newsroom Culture, Letters to the Editor, and Democracy' with ISBN 9781572737365 and ISBN 1572737360.