Whatever happened to the Washington reporters : 1978-2012 / Stephen Hess.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hess, Stephen

Series:

Hess, Stephen. Newswork ; 7.

Newswork ; 7

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Journalists--Washington (D.C.)--Biography.

Journalists.

Reporters and reporting--Washington (D.C.).

Reporters and reporting.

Washington (D.C.).

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 216 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, 2012.

Summary:

"Follows up on 450 Washington journalists first interviewed in 1978, analyzing career patterns and challenges faced by generation, gender, minority status, news medium, and employer. Explores whether subjects rose within their organization, moved from reporter to editor or from one medium to another, or left journalism and if so, why and for what kind of career"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Newswork : how I got there

Thanks

What will follow

1. "The greatest generation"

2. "The boomers"

3. The women

4. Diversity

5. The New York Times

6. The networks

7. In the right or wrong place

8. In the niche

9. The Gridiron Club

10. Whatever happened to the Washington reporters?

Appendix: the reporters of 1978

Notes

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780815723868

0815723865

OCLC:

795759667