The study of news and news practice is rich in examinations of what journalists owe to society. However, this book looks at what journalists can expect from society: what roles ownership structures, colleagues, governments and audiences should play so journalists can do their jobs well - and safely.

Introduction: Duties, Rights and Election-Night Pizza: Toward an Agenda of 'What Journalists Are Owed 1. All in the Game: Communitarianism and The Wire 2.What Does Society Owe Political Cartoonists? 3. The Networks of Global Journalism: Global News Construction Through the Collaboration of Global News Startups with Freelancers 4. Pakistani Government-News Media Relationships: How Relevant Are Western Journalistic Values? 5.Rearticulating New York Times V. Sullivan As A Social Duty to Journalists 6.Watching Over the Watchdogs: The Problems that Filipino Journalists Face

Fred Vultee is an Associate Professor at the Department of Communication, Wayne State University, USA.

Lee Wilkins is a Professor Emerita at the Department of Communication, Wayne State University, USA and Professor Emerita at the School of Journalism, University of Missouri, USA.