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Author Eaman, Ross Allan, 1945-

Title Historical dictionary of journalism / Ross Eaman.

Publication Info. Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2009.

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Description 1 online resource (xliii, 387 pages).
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Historical dictionaries of professions and industries ; 4
Historical dictionaries of professions and industries ; 4.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-385).
Contents Editor's Foreword; Preface; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Chronology; Introduction; The Dictionary; Appendix 1. Daily NewspaperCirculation in Selected Countries; Appendix 2. Daily Adult Newspaper Readershipin United States for Selected Years; Bibliography; About the Author.
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 throug.
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Subject Journalism -- History -- Dictionaries.
Journalism.
History.
Genre/Form Dictionaries.
Electronic books.
History.
Electronic books.
Dictionaries.
Other Form: Print version: Eaman, Ross Allan, 1945- Historical dictionary of journalism. Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2009 9780810860759 0810860759 (DLC) 2008037829 (OCoLC)244476660
ISBN 9780810862890 (electronic book)
0810862891 (electronic book)
9780810860759 (cloth ; alkaline paper)
0810860759 (cloth ; alkaline paper)