The American Newsroom : A History, 1920-1960 /

Show other versions (1)

"The story of the American newsroom is that of modern American journalism. This holistic history tells that story, from the 1920s through the 1960s, in a time of great change and controversy in the field, when journalism was produced in "news factories" by news workers with dozens of...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mari, Will (William) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, 2021.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Press.
Newspaper publishing.
Journalism.
Newspaper publishing > United States > History > 20th century.
Journalism > United States > History > 20th century.
Press > United States > History > 20th century.
United States.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: the newsroom
  • Copy boys and girls and photographers
  • Rewrite staff and copy editors
  • Reporters and their junior peers: routines, careers, and status in the newsroom
  • Reporters and their senior peers: the myths and realities of upward mobility
  • Reporters and their bosses: Power-sharing in the newsroom
  • Technology and the newsroom: phones, cars, and radio
  • Unionization in the newsroom: organizing and news workers quality of life
  • Conclusion: the newsroom in American journalism, 1920-1960
  • Appendix: newsroom salaries
  • Bibliographic essay and note on sources.

Similar Items