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.

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