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Tom Rosenstiel

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Tom Rosenstiel

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
Palo Alto, California, USA
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Residence History
Palo Alto (birth/hometown) → Los Angeles (worked) → Washington, D.C. (worked/research) → Columbia, Missouri (Missouri School of Journalism association) → College Park, Maryland (Philip Merrill College of Journalism)

Career

Occupations
Author, Journalist, Researcher, Professor, Media critic
Active Years
1980-
Affiliations
American Press Institute, Project for Excellence in Journalism (PEJ) / Pew Research Center, Pew Research Center, Brookings Institution, Philip Merrill College of Journalism, University of Maryland, Committee of Concerned Journalists
Influenced By
Bill Kovach (co-author, journalist)
Influenced
Contemporary journalism educators and media researchers

Education

Oberlin College
Country: United States
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Country: United States

Awards

Goldsmith Book Prize
Work: The Elements of Journalism
Organization: Harvard University (Shorenstein Center)
Result: 受賞
Sigma Delta Chi Award
Work: The Elements of Journalism
Organization: Society of Professional Journalists
Result: 受賞
Bart Richards Award for Media Criticism
Work: For research and media criticism
Organization: Pennsylvania State University
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Elements of Journalism

2001 Non-fiction (journalism)

Defines core principles of journalism and discusses the role and expectations of news media in civil society.

journalismdemocracyethicspublic interest

Blur: How to Know What's True in the Age of Information Overload

2011 Non-fiction (media studies)

Provides a framework for evaluating news reliability in an age of information overload and outlines how journalism should adapt.

information reliabilitydigital-era newsmedia criticism

Shining City

2017 Fiction (political thriller)

A political thriller about a Supreme Court nomination battle.

politicspower strugglejudiciary

The Good Lie

2019 Fiction (political thriller)

A story about murky politics and the interplay of media and power.

politicsmediacorruption

Oppo

2019 Fiction (political novel)

Centers on opposition-research and the campaign for the presidency.

electionsscandalopposition research

The Days To Come

2021 Fiction (political thriller)

A continuation in the series exploring politics and media.

politicsjournalismpower relations

Bibliography

  • Rosenstiel, Tom. Strange Bedfellows: How TV and the Presidential Candidates Changes American Politics (1993)
  • Rosenstiel, Tom and Bill Kovach. Warp Speed: America in The Age of Mixed Media (1999)
  • Rosenstiel, Tom and Bill Kovach. The Elements of Journalism (2001; revised editions 2007, 2013, 2021)
  • Rosenstiel, Tom and Amy S. Mitchell (eds.). Thinking Clearly: Cases in Journalistic Decision Making (2003)
  • Rosenstiel, Tom and Bill Kovach. Blur: How to Know What's True in the Age of Information Overload (2011)
  • Rosenstiel, Tom. Shining City (2017)
  • Rosenstiel, Tom. The Good Lie (2019)
  • Rosenstiel, Tom. Oppo (2019)
  • Rosenstiel, Tom. The Days To Come (2021)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
clear, analytical expository stylepractical and instructional tonefact-verification oriented
Recurring Motifs
relations between media and democracysearch for truth and credibilitypolitical power and role of journalism

Legacy

Has significantly influenced journalism research and education, shaping standards for reporting ethics and reliability and building practical programs through API and PEJ.

Academic Societies

  • Missouri School of Journalism

Trivia

  • The Elements of Journalism has been translated into more than two dozen languages.
  • Founded the Project for Excellence in Journalism (PEJ) and directed it for 16 years.
  • Reimagined the American Press Institute into a practical applied think tank and developed training/research programs.