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Highlights
- This history of Chicago journalism is framed against the larger landscape of American media and the ways in which technology and mergers have altered news gathering and presenting.
- About the Author: Wayne Klatt's first glimpses of a newsroom came when the Chicago Tribune printed four of his essays while he was in high school.
- 320 Pages
- Language + Art + Disciplines, Journalism
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About the Book
This history of Chicago journalism is framed against the larger landscape of American media and the ways in which technology and mergers have altered news gathering and presenting, and it considers daily operations at the newspapers and broadcast stations to demonstrate how they have changed with the times. Audience tastes and interests ran a parallel course with technology, a sharp decline in print readership, competition in television news, and the explosion of the Internet.Book Synopsis
This history of Chicago journalism is framed against the larger landscape of American media and the ways in which technology and mergers have altered news gathering and presenting. The book demonstrates how daily operations at the newspapers and broadcast stations have changed with the times. Audience tastes and interests ran a parallel course with technology, a sharp decline in print readership, competition in television news, and the explosion of the Internet.
About the Author
Wayne Klatt's first glimpses of a newsroom came when the Chicago Tribune printed four of his essays while he was in high school. After college he worked as a reporter, writer and editor for the City News Bureau, (later, City News Service). He has won the Paul Harvey Award for a radio script, co-wrote the true-crime books Freed to Kill and I Am Cain, and has contributed to many magazines.Dimensions (Overall): 8.9 Inches (H) x 5.9 Inches (W) x .8 Inches (D)
Weight: .95 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 320
Genre: Language + Art + Disciplines
Sub-Genre: Journalism
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Format: Paperback
Author: Wayne Klatt
Language: English
Street Date: September 1, 2009
TCIN: 1005953355
UPC: 9780786441815
Item Number (DPCI): 247-00-1054
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship weight: 0.95 pounds
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