Ubiquitous news, global information access, instantaneous reporting, interactivity, multimedia content, extreme customization: journalism is undergoing the most fundamental transformation since the rise of the penny press in the nineteenth century. Here is a report from the front lines on the impact and implications for journalists and the public alike.

Foreword by Seymour Topping Introduction: Understanding the Impact of New Media on Journalism Part I: Altering News Content 1. Transforming Storytelling: From Omnidirectional Imaging to Augmented Reality 2. Assessing the State of Online Journalism Part II: Transforming How Journalists Do Their Work 3. New Tools for News Gathering 4. A Reporter's Field Guide to the Internet 5. Journalism Ethics and New Media Part III: Restructuring the Newsroom and the News Industry 6. Newsroom for a New Age: Managing the Virtual Newsroom 7. Digital Television and Video News: A Crisis of Opportunity Part IV: Redefining Relationships 8. Audiences Redefined, Boundaries Removed, Relationships Reinvented 9. Business Models for Online Journalism Part V: Implications for the Future: The Telecommunications Act, Intelligent Agents, and Journalism Practice and Education 10. Long-Term Consequences of the Telecommunications Act of 1996: New Rules of the Game 11. Implications of Intelligent Agents for Journalism: Ghosts in the Machine 12. New Media and Journalism Education: Preparing the Next Generation 13. Job Prospects in Online Journalism Afterword. Contextualized Journalism: Implications for the Evolving Role of Journalists in the Twenty-first Century

An energetic, stimulating and optimistic look at 'the potential transformation of news content in a digital age.'... In the finest journalistic style, the author conveys a complex array of information in a clear, entertaining, and nontechnical manner that's sure to engage and please many readers. School Library Journal Few books compare in detail, quality, and documentation, and similar works... are already somewhat outdated. Remarkable in scope, and in the author's meticulous approach, this is essential for all academic journalism/communications collections. -- Angela Weiler, State University of New York, Morrisville Library Library Journal Pavlik... briskly covers such devices as omnidirectional cameras and the complexities of digital reporting. He avoids the trap of being a mere enthusiast for every incoming gadget, and emphasizes emerging problems affecting privacy, accuracy, and editorial integrity. Columbia Journalism Review Pavlik covers a lot in this book, from non-linear storytelling to the perennial question of profitability for news sites... Pavlik is at his best when discussing the digital newsroom and the tools that journalists will use in the future. He also has a lengthy chapter on defining audiences-a question we're all asking these days. Editor and Publisher

Ubiquitous news, global information access, instantaneous reporting, interactivity, multimedia content, extreme customization: journalism is undergoing the most fundamental transformation since the rise of the penny press in the nineteenth century. Here is a report from the front lines on the impact and implications for journalists and the public alike.