ABSTRACT
Comparing journalists across national boundaries and cultures is no easier now than it was in the late 1990s when the first Global Journalist book was written. In fact, it is more complicated, given the dramatic changes in journalism during the past decade. In addition to the many characteristics, attitudes, and behaviors that could be said to depend on the specific situation, there has been a blurring of the boundaries between journalism and other forms of public communication, and between journalists and those formerly known as media audiences. This makes it even more difficult, though not impossible, to look for general patterns and trends. There are still similarities that seem to cut across the boundaries of geography, culture, language, society, religion, race, and ethnicity, as well as differences that are not easily explained.
