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OverviewIn this invaluable reference work, Floyd McKay - an accomplished journalist, author, and teacher - embraces the many facets of journalism history in Oregon and Washington by considering both mainstream media and specialized publications, such as those devoted to Native American, ethnic, and immigrant communities and the feminist and suffrage press. When print journalism arrived in the Pacific Northwest with the first European settlers, it quickly became a potent force. From the early efforts by entrepreneurial pioneer businessmen to use newspapers as promotional tools to the more balanced reporting of the mid-twentieth century, journalism in the Pacific Northwest has described the citizenry and helped shape its opinions. In this invaluable reference work, Floyd McKay embraces the many facets of journalism history in Oregon and Washington by considering both mainstream media and specialized publications, such as those devoted to Native American, ethnic, and immigrant communities and the feminist and suffrage press. Organized both chronologically and regionally, Reporting the Pacific Northwest provides the first comprehensive Full Product DetailsAuthor: Floyd J. McKay , Steven PonderPublisher: Oregon Historical Society Press Imprint: Oregon Historical Society Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.163kg ISBN: 9780875952871ISBN 10: 0875952879 Pages: 80 Publication Date: 01 June 2004 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsIllustrations Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Newspapers in Northwest History --References The Frontier Period --Oregon --Harvey W. Scott & the Oregonian --Washington --References The Twentieth Century --The Oregon Press --The Washington Press --Pacific Northwest Broadcast History --References Specialized & Advocacy Publications --Native & Immigrant Press --Feminist & Suffrage Press --Specialized Press --References Bibliographies, Indexes, & Listings --References Dissertations & Theses --References Oral Histories, Manuscripts, & Documents --ReferencesReviewsAuthor InformationFloyd J. McKay is professor of journalism at Western Washington University and the author of An Editor for Oregon: Charles Sprague and the Politics of Change. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |