The authors argue that journalism's uncertain identity in academia has made it vulnerable to unreflective instrumentalism in the digital era. They show how instrumentalism intertwined with the digital sublime constitutes a rhetorically resonate rationale for closing a journalism school. Evidence comes from documents and testimony associated with…

Argues that reform advocates have not appreciated adequately the dynamics of professional socialization that predispose college students to resist public (or "civic") journalism. Proposes an instruction strategy based on a model of "civic-oriented autonomy" which promotes public journalism goals while preserving autonomy and recasting it as…

Describes a journalism course that used an integrative approach to teaching about the principles, practice, and effects of civic journalism, combining theory, news writing, and evaluation. Describes the class project on the controversial issue of panhandling. Discusses goals of civic journalism and of the project, journalistic methods used,…