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ISBN cloth : alk. E37 Manufactured in the United States of America. There arelazy and incompetent journalistsβand editorsβand others who justwant to promote their own views; but on the whole, journalists havebeen crucial over the past several centuries and will probably remain sowell into the future, even if their work assumes new forms.
Journalismis also an industry, since it costs money to produce newspapers,newsletters, and even blogs, so financial concerns enter the picture andmuddy the waters. While there have been some very enlightened, progressive,and even fearlessly crusading newspapers, there have alsobeen many of lesser value, more interested in just providing entertainmentor turning a profit. This Historical Dictionary of Journalism shows both sides of the picture.
The dictionary presents entries on some of the finest newspapersas well as those of lesser repute, many exceptional journalists as well asothers the profession would rather forget, major advances such as investigativereporting and more questionable practices such as yellowjournalism, and important topics like censorship and the continuingstruggle for freedom of the press.
It covers a long period of time, fromthe very first practitioners whose news was often sung to the most recentwhose news appears in a computerized format. Last but not least,it traces the history of journalism in a large number of countries in alengthy chronology and then an introduction, which analyzes individualdevelopments thematically, showing how the discursive practices ofjournalism have evolved within a larger political, economic, and culturalcontext. Despite the breadth of coverage, the field of journalismvii.
