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The American newsroom : a history, 1920 - 1960 Cover Image

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The American newsroom : a history, 1920 - 1960

Summary: "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 different roles, and not just once a day, but hourly, using the latest technology and setting the stage for the later century's information economy"--

Record details

ISBN: 0826274595
ISBN: 9780826274595
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxii, 345 pages) : illustrations.
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Publisher: Columbia, Missouri : University of Missouri Press, [2021]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	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.
Restrictions on Access Note:	NLC staff and students only.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 10, 2021).