Truth Qualities Of Journalism Are Under Intense Scrutiny In Today's World. Journalistic Scandals Have Eroded Public Confidence In Mainstream Media While Pioneering News Media Compete To Satisfy The Public's Appetite For News. Still Worse Is The Specter Of Fake News That Looms Over Media And Political Systems That Underpin Everything From Social Stability To Global Governance.this Volume Aims To Illuminate The Contentious Media Landscape To Help Journalism Students, Scholars, And Professionals Understand Contemporary Conditions And Arm Them To Deal With A Spectrum Of New Developments Ranging From Technology And Politics To Best Practices. -- Introduction / James E. Katz And Kate K. Mays -- Belgium Invades Germany : Can Facts Survive Politics? / Michael Schudson -- Spotlight : Pierre Bourdieu And The Journalistic Field / David L. Swartz -- From Information Availability To Factual Accountability : Reconsidering How Truth Matters For Politicians, Publics, And The News Media / Lucas Graves And Chris Wells -- Fake News : A New Obsession With An Old Phenomenon? / Nicole Krause, Christopher D. Wirz, Dietram A. Scheufele, Michael Xenos -- Spotlight : Sophisticated Modernism & Truth / Edward Schiappa -- The True In Journalism / Juliet Floyd -- Truth In Journalism / Zeynep Soysal -- Canards, Fausses Nouvelles, Paranoid Style : Classic Authors For An Emerging Phenomenon / Peppino Ortoleva -- Scoop : The Challenge Of Foreign Correspondence / John Maxwell Hamilton And Heidi Tworek -- Searching For Truth In Fragmented Spaces : Chat Apps And Verification In News Production / Colin Agur And Valerie Belair-gagnon -- The Use And Verification Of Online Sources In The News Production Process / Sophie Lecheler, Sanne Kruikemeier, Yael De Haan -- Technological Affordances Can Promote Misinformation : What Journalists Should Watch Out For When Relying On Online Tools And Social Media / Maria D. Molina And S. Shyam Sundar -- Fake News Finds An Audience / Erik P. Bucy And John E. Newhagen -- Truth At Large : When Social Media Investigations Get It Wrong / Edson C. Tandoc Jr. -- Emotional Characteristics Of Social Media And Political Misperceptions / Brian E. Weeks And R. Kelly Garrett -- Conclusion / Kate K. Mays And James E. Katz. [edited By] James E. Katz And Kate K. Mays. Includes Bibliographical References.