Finding the news : adventures of a young reporter /
"'Finding the News' is journalist Peter Copeland's story of becoming a news reporter and learning the enduring values of quality journalism. His account is an honest and revealing description of how he learned the craft of news reporting, starting as a night police reporter in Ch...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Baton Rouge :
Louisiana State University Press,
[2019]
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| Series: | From our own correspondent.
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| Summary: | "'Finding the News' is journalist Peter Copeland's story of becoming a news reporter and learning the enduring values of quality journalism. His account is an honest and revealing description of how he learned the craft of news reporting, starting as a night police reporter in Chicago, then as a war correspondent in Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa, and finally covering national politics in Washington, D.C. The lessons that Copeland learned in his career about accuracy and fairness are especially relevant today because of deep questions about the performance of the media, potential bias, and the proliferation of "fake news." He concludes with an essay on the state of journalism today and a plan for fighting "fake news" by restoring the confidence of readers"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | xiv, 264 pages, 18 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9780807171929 0807171921 |