Taking Their Political Place: Journalists and the Making of An Occupation

Author:   Patricia L. Dooley
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Volume:   No 52
ISBN:  

9780275971038


Pages:   184
Publication Date:   30 September 2000
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Format:   Paperback
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Taking Their Political Place: Journalists and the Making of An Occupation


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Early in the 19th century the work of American newspaper journalists was intertwined with the work of politicians. Journalists were primarily printers and editors, and newspapers were largely political organs, funded and used by politicians for political reasons. As the 19th century progressed, not only journalists, but politicians, were involved in newspaper work. Dooley explores the transformation of journalism, examining how journalists established occupational boundaries separating their work from that of politicians. She focuses on how an occupational group that had been inseparable from party politics early in the 19th century grew to be seen by many in society as more distant and independent from parties by the end of the century and became accepted as the citizenry's primary provider of political news and editorial opinion. This study of how journalists established occupational boundaries will be of interest to scholars and researchers of journalism history, political communication, and the sociology of work.

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Author:   Patricia L. Dooley
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Praeger Publishers Inc
Volume:   No 52
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.312kg
ISBN:  

9780275971038


ISBN 10:   0275971031
Pages:   184
Publication Date:   30 September 2000
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Illustrations The Journalistic Occupation and Political Communication in American History Journalistic Work as Occupation in Eighteenth-Century America Discursive Construction of Journalists as Political Communicators in Nineteenth-Century Newspaper Prospectuses Discursive Construction of Journalists as Political Communicators in Nineteenth-Century Libel Courtrooms Discursive Construction of Journalistic Occupational Roles During the Era of Good Feelings Conclusion and Implications of Historical Study of the Journalistic Occupational Group Appendix Bibliography Index

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?This scholarly book, which began as a dissertation, examines the development of American journalism, explaining how work in the field was transformed into an occupation....Still, the book's unique approach and fresh insights force readers to think, ponder, and study. Taking Political Place is a stimulating source about the field's early development.?-Journalism History


This scholarly book, which began as a dissertation, examines the development of American journalism, explaining how work in the field was transformed into an occupation....Still, the book's unique approach and fresh insights force readers to think, ponder, and study. Taking Political Place is a stimulating source about the field's early development. -Journalism History A significant contribution to journalism history; highly recommended for all academic and professional collections. -Choice This book would seem to be most useful as a supplementary text or reference for a journalism history course in journalism and mass communications programs, or as a required text for courses in the sociology of occupations or political journalism. -Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly ?A significant contribution to journalism history; highly recommended for all academic and professional collections.?-Choice ?This scholarly book, which began as a dissertation, examines the development of American journalism, explaining how work in the field was transformed into an occupation....Still, the book's unique approach and fresh insights force readers to think, ponder, and study. Taking Political Place is a stimulating source about the field's early development.?-Journalism History ?This book would seem to be most useful as a supplementary text or reference for a journalism history course in journalism and mass communications programs, or as a required text for courses in the sociology of occupations or political journalism.?-Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly


This scholarly book, which began as a dissertation, examines the development of American journalism, explaining how work in the field was transformed into an occupation....Still, the book's unique approach and fresh insights force readers to think, ponder, and study. Taking Political Place is a stimulating source about the field's early development. -Journalism History A significant contribution to journalism history; highly recommended for all academic and professional collections. -Choice This book would seem to be most useful as a supplementary text or reference for a journalism history course in journalism and mass communications programs, or as a required text for courses in the sociology of occupations or political journalism. -Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly ?This book would seem to be most useful as a supplementary text or reference for a journalism history course in journalism and mass communications programs, or as a required text for courses in the sociology of occupations or political journalism.?-Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly ?A significant contribution to journalism history; highly recommended for all academic and professional collections.?-Choice ?This scholarly book, which began as a dissertation, examines the development of American journalism, explaining how work in the field was transformed into an occupation....Still, the book's unique approach and fresh insights force readers to think, ponder, and study. Taking Political Place is a stimulating source about the field's early development.?-Journalism History


"?A significant contribution to journalism history; highly recommended for all academic and professional collections.?-Choice ?This book would seem to be most useful as a supplementary text or reference for a journalism history course in journalism and mass communications programs, or as a required text for courses in the sociology of occupations or political journalism.?-Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly ?This scholarly book, which began as a dissertation, examines the development of American journalism, explaining how work in the field was transformed into an occupation....Still, the book's unique approach and fresh insights force readers to think, ponder, and study. Taking Political Place is a stimulating source about the field's early development.?-Journalism History ""A significant contribution to journalism history; highly recommended for all academic and professional collections.""-Choice ""This book would seem to be most useful as a supplementary text or reference for a journalism history course in journalism and mass communications programs, or as a required text for courses in the sociology of occupations or political journalism.""-Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly ""This scholarly book, which began as a dissertation, examines the development of American journalism, explaining how work in the field was transformed into an occupation....Still, the book's unique approach and fresh insights force readers to think, ponder, and study. Taking Political Place is a stimulating source about the field's early development.""-Journalism History"


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PATRICIA L. DOOLEY is Assistant Professor at the Elliott School of Communication at Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas.

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