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development of journalism
In journalism: Present-day journalism …consequence of the advent of radio and television reporting, which brought news bulletins to the public with a speed that the press could not hope to match. To hold their audience, newspapers provided increasing quantities of interpretive material—articles on the background of the news, personality sketches, and columns of timely… Read More
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Dimbleby
In Richard Dimbleby …one of the inventors of broadcast journalism, and, as he felt his way in that new craft, he created traditions that would guide the future course of radio and, later, television reporting. Read More
Frederick
In Pauline Frederick …a pioneer American female broadcast journalist. She was the first woman to become a network news correspondent and also the first woman to receive a Peabody Award. Read More
Murrow
In Edward R. Murrow …and esteemed figure in American broadcast journalism during its formative years. Read More
Winchell
In Walter Winchell journalist and broadcaster whose newspaper columns and radio broadcasts containing news and gossip gave him a massive audience and much influence in the United States in the 1930s, ’40s, and ’50s. Read More
