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A Journalist Who Made History

It's been said journalists write the first draft of history, noted one participant in a panel discusssion carried on the CSPAN network Saturday morning. George Esper would have smiled to hear that, I thought as I watched. Much of w [...]

Posted On : Feb, 05 2012 | Comments : 0

‘Journalism is the first draft of history’

The Indian defences had collapsed and it was all over in the war against China. All that remained was the Chinese army rushing down the mountain to take over. At Se La in Assam the Indian government evacuated entire villages and moved ba [...]

Posted On : Oct, 01 2010 | Comments : 0

Journalism experts discuss Cronkite and history of U.S. medi...

Northeastern University journalism professors Charles Fountain and Dan Kennedy recently sat down to discuss the life of legendary reporter Walter Cronkite, and the evolution of media in America. Never before have people been able to get new [...]

Posted On : Jul, 25 2009 | Comments : 0

The most dangerous war in the history of journalism

Three times more journalists have been killed in Iraq than in both world wars – many deliberately targeted by militias. Kim Sengupta reports on a forgotten death toll that is still rising Published: 19 November 2007There were a number [...]

Posted On : Nov, 19 2007 | Comments : 0

The New York Times, A Brief History

Morning daily newspaper, long the U.S. newspaper of record. From its establishment in 1851 it has aimed to avoid sensationalism and to appeal to cultured, intellectual readers. In 1896 it was bought by Adolph Ochs, who built it into an in [...]

Posted On : Apr, 23 2007 | Comments : 0

Letter to the Editor, History

LTEs always have been a feature of American newspapers. Much of the earliest news reports and commentaries published by early-American newspapers were delivered in the form of letters, and by the mid-18th century, LTEs were a dominant carri [...]

Posted On : Apr, 17 2007 | Comments : 0

History of Public Journalism

The public journalism movement emerged after the 1988 U.S. presidential election as a countermeasure against the eroding trust in the news media and widespread public disillusionment with politics and civic affairs, a journalism professor a [...]