Part I: Newspapers past and present. -- 1. The continuing importance of newspaper journalism -- 2. The UK national press today -- Beyond fleet street: newspapers in the regions and nations -- 4. Headlines from newspaper history -- Part II: COntemporary practices and current debates. -- 5. The changing political economy of the press -- 6. From telling stories to providing content: journalism in the digital age -- 7. The press under scrutiny: self regulation and ethics -- 8. Digging deeper: investigative journalism in newspapers -- Part III: Making sense of newspapers. -- 9. Hacks and academy: theorising journalism -- 10. Newspapers at the crossroads -- 11. Read all about it: a critical bibliography of newspaper journalism.