Includes bibliographical references and index.

Freedom of the Press -- Challenge--Dennis: Press freedom is not a settled issue -- Response--Merrill: Press freedom is mostly a settled issue -- Media-Government Relationship -- Challenge--Merrill: The media and government should not be adversaries -- Response--Dennis: The media and government should be adversaries -- Concentration of Media Ownership -- Challenge--Dennis: The new concentration of media ownership ultimately benefits the public -- Response--Merrill: Concentration of ownership is dangerous for people and society -- Media and the Public Trust -- Challenge--Merrill: The media exist mainly to make profits -- Response--Dennis: The media must serve the public interest to maintain credibility and make profits -- The Right to Know -- Challenge--Dennis: There is no right to know -- Response--Merrill: There is a right to know -- Media Bias and Political Leanings -- Challenge--Merrill: The news media are not biased -- Response--Merrill: The news media are biased -- Media and Elections -- Challenge--Merrill: The media cover, but don't control elections -- Response--Dennis: The media influence--and often control--elections -- Public Opinion and the Polls -- Challenge--Dennis: The media structure and shape public opinion through polls -- Response--Merrill: Polls in the media mainly report on public sentiment -- The Broadband Revolution -- Challenge--Dennis: The broadband revolution blurs and corrupts media and media content -- Response--Merrill: The broadband revolution advances individual communication and challenges media and media content to improve -- The Internet and New Media -- Challenge--Merrill: The Internet and new media are debasing journalism -- Response--Dennis: The Internet and new media are strengthening journalism -- Deciding What Is News -- Challenge--Dennis: Market forces, not editors' judgments, should decide what is news -- Response--Merrill: Editors' judgments, not market forces, should decide what is news -- Journalistic Objectivity -- Challenge--Merrill: Journalistic objectivity is not possible -- Response--Dennis: Journalistic objectivity is possible -- Civic/Public Journalism -- Challenge--Merrill: Civic or public journalism is a healthy trend for the media -- Response--Dennis: Civic or public journalism is an unhealthy trend for the media -- Journalistic Ethics -- Challenge--Merrill: Journalists are essentially unethical -- Response--Dennis: Journalists are essentially ethical -- Race and Ethnicity -- Challenge--Dennis: Diversity needs rethinking and reassessment -- Response--Merrill: Diversity does not need rethinking and reassessment -- Advertising -- Challenge--Merrill: Advertising is a negative social force -- Response--Dennis: Advertising is a positive social force -- Public Relations -- Challenge--Dennis: Public relations manipulates the news -- Response--Merrill: Public relations provides an essential news service -- Journalism Is a Profession -- Challenge--Merrill: Journalism is not a profession -- Response--Dennis: Journalism is a profession -- Globalism and the Media -- Challenge--Dennis: Globalism greatly benefits people, the media and freedom of expression -- Response--Merrill: Globalism harms national and local media thus impairing freedom of expression -- Media Debates Digitology.