The Profession of Journalism / A Collection of Articles on Newspaper Editing and Publishing, Taken From the Atlantic Monthly
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THE PROFESSION OF JOURNALISM
OTHER COLLECTIONS
drawn from The Atlantic Monthly are published under the following titles:—
THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY PRESS
BOSTON
EDITED WITH AN INTRODUCTION AND NOTES BY
WILLARD GROSVENOR BLEYER, Ph.D.
Author of “Newspaper Writing and Editing” and “Types of News Writing”; Professor of Journalism in the University of Wisconsin
The Atlantic Monthly Press
BOSTON
Unknown
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PREFACE
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
X
XI
SOME ASPECTS OF JOURNALISM
I
II
III
PRESS TENDENCIES AND DANGERS
THE WANING POWER OF THE PRESS
I
II
III
NEWSPAPER MORALS
I
II
NEWSPAPER MORALS: A REPLY
THE SUPPRESSION OF IMPORTANT NEWS
I
II
III
IV
V
THE PERSONAL EQUATION IN JOURNALISM
I
II
III
IV
V
THE PROBLEM OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
I
II
III
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS: A REPLY
CONFESSIONS OF A PROVINCIAL EDITOR
I
II
III
THE COUNTRY EDITOR OF TO-DAY
I
II
III
IV
SENSATIONAL JOURNALISM AND THE LAW
I
II
THE CRITIC AND THE LAW
I
II
III
HONEST LITERARY CRITICISM
I
II
III
IV
DRAMATIC CRITICISM IN THE AMERICAN PRESS
THE HUMOR OF THE COLORED SUPPLEMENT
I
II
THE AMERICAN GRUB STREET
I
II
III
IV
V
JOURNALISM AS A CAREER
I
II
III
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Books on Principles of Journalism
2. What Typical Newspapers Contain
3. What the Public Wants
4. What Is News?
5. The Reporter and the News
6. Effects of News of Crime and Scandal
7. Yellow and Sensational Journalism
8. Inaccuracy
9. Faking
10. Coloring the News
11. Suppression of News
12. Editorial Policy and Influence
13. The Associated Press and the United Press
14. Ethics of Newspaper Advertising
15. Dramatic Criticism
16. Book-Reviewing in Newspapers
17. Newspaper Style
18. Newspapers and the Law
19. The Country Newspaper
20. Newspapers of the Future
NOTES ON THE WRITERS
