Theories of journalism are diverse, serving to illuminate the relationship between journalism and society. Three main theories include the following:\tThe authoritarian theory\tThe social responsibility theory\tThe libertarian theory\tComplete\u00a0the University of Phoenix Material: Journalism Theories to reflect on and evaluate each theory.By exploring the relationship between journalism and society, journalism theories highlight the dynamics operating in news reporting. As an introduction to three of these theories of journalism”\ufffdauthoritarian, social responsibility, and libertarian”\ufffdcomplete the following for each using your own research. As one reference, it is strongly recommended that you use theEncyclopedia of Journalism\u00a0accessible in the Sage eReference database in the University Library. A link to this database is available under the Electronic Reserve Readings on the student website. Perform a search on\u00a0theory\u00a0to access an overview of and introduction to these and other common journalism theories.\tPart I\tExplain each theory in your own words.\tDiscuss how each theory applies in practice.\tDiscuss negative or positive aspects of each theory.\tPart II\tSelect which of the three most closely aligns with news creation and delivery in the United States. Include one example of news journalism that demonstrates and supports your viewpoint and discuss this in your summary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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