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"The most important book on the relationship of journalism and democracy published in the last fifty years." – Roy Peter Clark, The Poynter Institute
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A landmark study on what people watch and why. The most exhaustive study ever of local TV news -- what helps ratings, what drives viewers away, and what editorial approaches and story-telling techniques most influence viewership.
Below are some of the core principles that contributed to the creation of the Committee of Concerned Journalists, and which CCJ believes are essential to the understanding and improving the relationship between journalists, citizens, and institutions.