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Ritchie, Donald A.

American Journalists: Getting the Story

336 pp. | Oxford | January, 1998 | Trade ISBN 0-19-509907-9

(3) Oxford Profiles series. Divided into four time periods, from 1700 to the present, the book contains profiles of nearly sixty journalists, including Benjamin Franklin, Frederick Douglass, and Rupert Murdoch. Each entry is authoritatively written, placing the journalist's work within the context of his or her era, and is illustrated with historical reproductions or black-and-white photos. Shorter biographies of additional journalists are included at the end of each section. Bib., ind.

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