Overview

Newspaper columnists entertain and inform millions of readers each day, yet their lives and careers have received relatively little attention. This reference offers concise career profiles of some 600 columnists who write or have written for U.S. newspapers. It contains entries for all the giants in the field, plus other syndicated, self-syndicated, and local columnists. Included are columnists who have written on politics, humor, and topics of general interest. What newspaper columnists have won the Nobel Peace Prize? What political columnist later became president of ABC-TV? What New York Times columnist won an unprecedented four Pulitzer prizes? This reference offers concise profiles of some 600 columnists who write or have written for U.S. newspapers. Included is a wealth of information about these influential writers who inform and entertain millions of Americans each day. The volume contains entries for the giants in the field, plus other syndicated, self-syndicated, and local columnists. Included are columnists, living or dead, whose works contain fairly general reading matter, including politics and humor. Excluded are those who write columns on specialized topics, such as gardening, bridge, computers, and health. Entries are arranged alphabetically and show how these individuals became columnists and what later career paths many of them followed. When possible, entries conclude with bibliographies of works by and about the columnists.

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Author:   Sam Riley
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Greenwood Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.772kg
ISBN:  

9780313291920

ISBN 10:   0313291926
Pages:   424
Publication Date:   06 November 1995
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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?The present dictionary sets itself apart by profiling an elite group of journalists: 600 American newspaper columnists, some local, others self-syndicated, from the Civil War to the present. Riley's well-crafted...sketches are arranged alphabetically and contain as applicable birth and death dates. accomplishments, education, career summary, column information, publications, and references.?-Choice

The present dictionary sets itself apart by profiling an elite group of journalists: 600 American newspaper columnists, some local, others self-syndicated, from the Civil War to the present. Riley's well-crafted...sketches are arranged alphabetically and contain as applicable birth and death dates. accomplishments, education, career summary, column information, publications, and references. -Choice Just as these writers enliven daily newspapers, Riley's dictionary enriches journalism reference. -Rettig on Reference An excellent index provides access to columnists treated, individuals mentioned within entries, and other proper names. -Communications and Mass Media This new work contains useful information on many journalists who are not included in the standard biographical dictionaries and so will be useful to students and scholars interested in the history of mass communications. Recommended for academic and research libraries. -Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin ?Just as these writers enliven daily newspapers, Riley's dictionary enriches journalism reference.?-Rettig on Reference ?An excellent index provides access to columnists treated, individuals mentioned within entries, and other proper names.?-Communications and Mass Media ?This new work contains useful information on many journalists who are not included in the standard biographical dictionaries and so will be useful to students and scholars interested in the history of mass communications. Recommended for academic and research libraries.?-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin ?The present dictionary sets itself apart by profiling an elite group of journalists: 600 American newspaper columnists, some local, others self-syndicated, from the Civil War to the present. Riley's well-crafted...sketches are arranged alphabetically and contain as applicable birth and death dates. accomplishments, education, career summary, column information, publications, and references.?-Choice

The present dictionary sets itself apart by profiling an elite group of journalists: 600 American newspaper columnists, some local, others self-syndicated, from the Civil War to the present. Riley's well-crafted...sketches are arranged alphabetically and contain as applicable birth and death dates. accomplishments, education, career summary, column information, publications, and references. -Choice An excellent index provides access to columnists treated, individuals mentioned within entries, and other proper names. -Communications and Mass Media This new work contains useful information on many journalists who are not included in the standard biographical dictionaries and so will be useful to students and scholars interested in the history of mass communications. Recommended for academic and research libraries. -Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin Just as these writers enliven daily newspapers, Riley's dictionary enriches journalism reference. -Rettig on Reference ?Just as these writers enliven daily newspapers, Riley's dictionary enriches journalism reference.?-Rettig on Reference ?An excellent index provides access to columnists treated, individuals mentioned within entries, and other proper names.?-Communications and Mass Media ?This new work contains useful information on many journalists who are not included in the standard biographical dictionaries and so will be useful to students and scholars interested in the history of mass communications. Recommended for academic and research libraries.?-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin ?The present dictionary sets itself apart by profiling an elite group of journalists: 600 American newspaper columnists, some local, others self-syndicated, from the Civil War to the present. Riley's well-crafted...sketches are arranged alphabetically and contain as applicable birth and death dates. accomplishments, education, career summary, column information, publications, and references.?-Choice

Author Information

SAM G. RILEY is Professor of Communication Studies at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. His previous books include The Best of the Rest: Non-Syndicated Newspaper Columnists Select Their Best Work (1993), Consumer Magazines of the British Isles (1993), Corporate Magazines of the United States (1992), (1990), Index to City and Regional Magazines (1989), Magazines of the American South (1986), and Index to Southern Periodicals (1986), all published by Greenwood Press.

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