Educators Debate: I. Should Fourth Press theory Really be Called ‘Make-a-Buck’?

Abstract

Two professors at San Diego State College disagree over how responsible the press is in this country. Jack Haberstroh says the bulk of the media is motivated by desire to make money, not by responsibility to the public. He recently told the Journalism Educator he believes professors do a disservice to students by “teaching them the way the press ought to be rather than the way it is.” His colleague, James K. Buckalew, maintains that the press, while seeking profit, is still responsible.