Historical dictionary of journalism /
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Author / Creator: | Eaman, Ross Allan, 1945- |
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Imprint: | Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2009. |
Description: | 1 online resource (xliii, 387 pages) |
Language: | English |
Series: | Historical dictionaries of professions and industries ; 4 Historical dictionaries of professions and industries ; 4. |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11196306 |
Summary: | Journalism is the discipline of gathering, writing, and reporting news, and it includes the process of editing and presenting news articles. Journalism applies to various media, including but not limited to newspapers, magazines, radio, television, and the internet. The word 'journalist' started to become common in the early 18th century to designate a new kind of writer, about a century before 'journalism' made its appearance to describe what those writers produced. Though varying in form from one age and society to another, it gradually distinguished itself from other forms of writing through its focus on the present, its eye-witness perspective, and its reliance on everyday language. The Historical Dictionary of Journalism relates how journalism has evolved over the centuries. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on the different styles of journalism, the different types of media, and important writers and editors. |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xliii, 387 pages) |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-385). |
ISBN: | 9780810862890 0810862891 9780810860759 0810860759 9786612499593 6612499591 |