A journalism of humanity : a candid history of the world's first journalism school / Steve Weinberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weinberg, Steve.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

University of Missouri--Columbia. School of Journalism--History.

University of Missouri--Columbia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (298 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Founded by Walter Williams, a newsman who lacked a college education, the University of Missouri's School of Journalism is regarded as among the best in the world. Weinberg uncovers the history of the school's first 100 years, revealing the flaws as well as the virtues of the Missouri Method"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

One: Journalism Education? Who Needs Journalism Education?

Two: The Founder Walter Williams

Three: Inventing the First Journalism School, Out of Nothing, in the Middle of Nowhere

Four: Not Merely a Student Newspaper The Missourian and the Missouri Method

Five: Bricks and Mortar during Peace and War

Six: Battling for Hegemony as Journalism Education Spreads

Seven: More Than Print Adjusting the Missouri Method for the Broadcast Era

Eight: Translating the Missouri Method to Faraway Places From China to the Beltway

Nine: The Dilemmas of Scholarship in a Vocational Setting Master's Degrees and PhDs

Ten: Reaching Out to the Profession Midcareer Journalism Education

Eleven: The Missouri "Mafia"

Twelve: Present and Future: The Dean Mills Era

Sources and Acknowledgments

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-262) and index.

ISBN:

0-8262-6646-0

OCLC:

506068137