Hold the press : the inside story on newspapers / John Maxwell Hamilton and George A. Krimsky.
Hold the press : the inside story on newspapers / John Maxwell Hamilton and George A. Krimsky.
Hold the press : the inside story on newspapers / John Maxwell Hamilton and George A. Krimsky.
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Publisher
Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, c1996.
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T0383453
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Language
English
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Physical content
xviii, 190 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Foreword / Everette E. Dennis -- I. The Calling of the Press -- II. The Business -- III. The Look of the Newspaper -- IV. What's News and What's Not -- V. News Sources -- VI. Journalists' Traits and Foibles -- VII. The Public and the Press -- VIII. Trends.
Publication information
Publisher
Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, c1996.
Place of Publication
Louisiana
Date Published
c1996.
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Summary
Included are pithy discussions about what makes a front-page story; balance and bias; the sacredness of sources and their quotes; why reporters really don't write stories to sell newspapers; why so much of the news is about the government; how television influences newspapers; why foreign news gets short shrift; why editors take readers' complaints...
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Hold the press : the inside story on newspapers / John Maxwell Hamilton and George A. Krimsky.
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Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Transferred from N070.4/32.
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Date Copyright
c1996.
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T0383453
Record Identifier
74VM5VomR6Wd
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VM5VomR6Wd
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ISBN
080712057X (alk. paper)
DDC
070.4
MMS ID
991003662599702626
