Out of the News Former Journalists Discuss a Profession in Crisis |
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| Author:
| Wexler, Celia Viggo |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7864-6989-5 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2012 |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $29.00 |
Book Description:
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Presents profiles of 11 journalists who left some of the US's biggest mainstream media outlets, and took on new career challenges. Their stories give the reader a vivid sense of what it means to be a reporter and to cover big news events. It also explores the factors that led talented people to re-assess the profession they loved, and raises profound questions about the economic structure of news organizations and the culture of newsrooms, and their impact on the practice of journalism.
Presents profiles of 11 journalists who left some of the US's biggest mainstream media outlets, and took on new career challenges. Their stories give the reader a vivid sense of what it means to be a reporter and to cover big news events. It also explores the factors that led talented people to re-assess the profession they loved, and raises profound questions about the economic structure of news organizations and the culture of newsrooms, and their impact on the practice of journalism.