Reporting from Washington : the history of the Washington press corps / Donald A. Ritchie.
Reporting from Washington : the history of the Washington press corps / Donald A. Ritchie.
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Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Date
2005.
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N071.53/2
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English
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xx, 390 p. : ports. ; 24 cm.
Contents
The news bureaus and the New Deal -- Race, rules, and reporting -- Radio voices -- The friends of Joe McCarthy -- News center of the world -- Flash : the wire services -- The business of being opinionated -- Off the women's page -- The camera's eye -- Washington, deceit -- Company town papers -- Any...
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Publisher
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2005.
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"We read of the rise of radio news - fought tooth and nail by the print barons - and of such pioneers as Edward R. Murrow, H. V. Kaltenborn, and Elmer Davis. Ritchie also offers a history of TV news, from the early days of Meet the Press, to Huntley and Brinkley and Walter Cronkite, to the cable revolution led by C-SPAN and CNN. In addition, he com...
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Reporting from Washington : the history of the Washington press corps / Donald A. Ritchie.
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History of the Washington press corps.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Other version (online)
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N071.53/2
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74VKddm7WXJd
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ISBN
0195178610 (alk. paper)
9780195178616 (alk. paper)
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071.3
071.53
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991019847999702626