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

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.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Patricia L. Dooley joined the faculty at the Elliott School of Communication at Wichita State University after serving on the faculty of the University of Maine-Orono.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Patricia L. Dooley, Dooley Patricia L., Unknown
• Verlag: Bloomsbury
• Sprache: Englisch
• Altersempfehlung: 7 bis 17 Jahre
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 30.11.1997
• EAN: 9780313300622
• ISBN: 978-0-313-30062-2
• Themen: Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Politische Wissenschaft und Politische Bildung; USA, Media Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Journalism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Press & journalism, Politics & government, United States of America, USA, Politics and government, Sociology: work & labour, News media and journalism, Media studies: Journalism, Sociology: work and labour, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General, Popular Culture: Media, Television, and Radio