"Media" - a word with a simple denotation by a vast array of connotations. As we, the current student editors of the on-line Journal, come to the end of our year, and for some the end of our program, we have decided to study this all encompassing field. Whether the news media are respected as essential information providers to the public or despised as vultures battening on the suffering of others is irrelevant. Our intent is not to defend or condemn our chosen field of study but rather to explore its true nature. 

What is journalism? 
What is its actual role in our society? 
Further, what should its ideal role be? 
Where is the field headed? 
And, to me, most importantly: 
Why does the public perceive journalism the way it does?

Centre for Communication 
Studies, Mount Royal College, 
4825 Richard Road SW, Calgary, Alberta, CANADA, T3E 6K6. 

The views and opinions expressed in The Journal are those of individual people and do not reflect in any way the official policies, views and opinions of the College, 
the Centre, or its staff, faculty and  student body. 

The online version of The Journal is produced every  two weeks by journalism students enrolled in the Applied Communications Degree program. They are supervised by department instructors.

Instructor: David F. Rooney 

Managing Editor: Mark C. Sollis

Page design and layout: Sean Rooney and Rachelle Folden 

News Editor: Chris Van Dusen 

Features Editor:  Kelly Mandryk 

Sports Editor: Sean Rooney 

Entertainment Editor: Rebecca Manning 

Graphic Editor: Rachelle Folden

Copy editors: Kristen Enevold, Shawn Logan, Michelle Porter, Ray Wangen

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