The goods of community? The potential of journalism as a social practice

Salter, Lee

Abstract

The paper resulted from a conference on the work of philosopher, Alasdair MacIntyre. It considers MacIntyre’s distinctions between institutions and practices in the context of media organisations. It considers journalism as a practice and argues that media institutions struggle to provide the goods needed for excellence in journalism with a social purpose, proposing Independent Media Centres as examples of “organisations” dedicated to pursuing social goods.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2008
• Journal: Philosophy of Management
• Print ISSN: 1740-3812
• Electronic ISSN: 2052-9597
• Publisher: Springer Verlag
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 7
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 33-44
• Keywords: journalism, social practice
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1021632