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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.
Published | 02 Mar 2009 |
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Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 432 |
ISBN | 9780810862890 |
Imprint | Scarecrow Press |
Series | Historical Dictionaries of Professions and Industries |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
The author should be commended for his useful bibliographic essay....This volume could be a useful supplemental work for strong journalism collections in public or academic libraries.
Booklist
Well organized and easy to use, this work features an excellent limited topical bibliography that will be useful to beginning researchers who seek more in-depth information on the entries. This is an excellent title for the reference department of any public library or undergraduate library. Highly recommended.
Choice Reviews
The Historical Dictionaries published by Scarecrow Press are a publishing phenomenon....one of the most detailed, lucid and cogent accounts of journalism I have read.
Bob Duckett, 2010, Reference Reviews
This valuable work is more than just a dictionary....With unbiased coverage, addressing controversial issues, biographies, and all levels of publications from the finest to those with less repute, the work is a valuable first stop for information on a topic of journalism from any time period or in any medium. This is a welcome addition to any reference collection servicing those who are interested in the field of journalism.
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