History of Journalism
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A Narrative History of the American Press by
Publication Date: 2018Provides an overview of the events, institutions, and people who have shaped the press, from the creation of the First Amendment to today. -
Covering America: A Narrative History of a Nation's Journalism by
Publication Date: 2012Places the current crisis in journalism within a much broader historical context, showing how it is only the latest in a series of transitions that have required journalists to devise new ways of plying their trade. Drawing on original research and synthesizing the latest scholarship, Daly traces the evolution of journalism in America from the early 1700s to the "digital revolution" of today. -
Women and Journalism by
Call Number: Online, and 3rd Level; PN4784.W7 C48 2004Publication Date: 2004Offers a comprehensive analysis of the roles, status and experiences of women journalists in the United States and Britain; provides an account of the gendered structuring of journalism in print, radio and television. -
Defining Moments in Journalism by
Publication Date: 1998Most great transformations are not apparent as we live through them. This book vividly describes events that have acquired layers of meaning that have given them great significance. -
Social Justice, Activism and Diversity in U.S. Media History by
Publication Date: 2023This book offers a diverse approach to journalism history told from a multimedia perspective, re-examining mainstream stories and highlighting contributions that are often overlooked....this book centers race and ethnicity, gender and sexuality, class, religion, disability and mental health to tell forgotten stories of journalism’s historical influence. -
Future-Proofing the News: Preserving the First Draft of History by
Publication Date: 2017Covers the history of news preservation (or lack thereof), the decisions that helped ensure (or doom) its preservation, and the unique preservation issues that each new form of media brought.
Biographies
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Writing for Their Lives: America’s Pioneering Female Science Journalists by
Publication Date: 2023Tells the stories of women who pioneered the nascent profession of science journalism from the 1920s through the 1950s. -
Yours in Truth: A personal portrait of Ben Bradlee by
Call Number: 3rd Level; PN4874.B6615 H56 2012Publication Date: 2012A profile of the legendary Washington Post editor whose life and career encompassed Watergate, the Pentagon Papers, and the Kennedys. A thoughtfully constructed and beautifully written account of a magnetic man whose career has come to define the golden age of newspapers. -
My Times in Black and White: Race and Power at the New York Times by
Call Number: Online, and 3rd Level; PN4874.B638 A3 2010Publication Date: 2010Reconstructs the most controversial period in the paper's history and records how journalists reported and edited the biggest events of the 1990 to 2010 time period. -
All about the Story: News, power, politics, and the Washington Post by
Call Number: 3rd Level; PN4874.D698 A3 2020Publication Date: 2020A former executive editor of the Washington Post (Leonard Downie, Jr.) writes about his nearly fifty years at the newspaper. -
Get the Damn Story: Homer Bigart and the Great Age of American Newspapers by
Publication Date: 2023Bigart brought to life many events that defined an era--the wars in Europe, the Pacific, Korea, and Vietnam; the civil rights movement; the creation of Israel; the end of colonialism in Africa; and the Cuban Revolution. -
The Great Reporters by
Publication Date: 2005Contains 13 in-depth journalist profiles, telling of the reporter's life and his or her major stories, how they were obtained, and their impact.
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