News from the Capital: The Story of Washington Reporting

by F. B. Marbut, Howard Rusk Long, Professor Emeritus F. B. Marbut

On January 17, 1969, Eric Sevareid referred to news as "the other industry" in Washington. On other broadcasts he has said that politics and news were the capital's two businesses. His remarks reflect the fact that news and its related fields of public relations and lobbying have grown to mammoth proportions.

Mr. Marbut places this "other industry" in perspective in his historical survey of reporting from the nation's capital. Of particular...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809304953
• ISBN13: 9780809304950
• Release Date: December 1971
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"