Reporting from Washington: The History of the Washington Press Corps

by Donald A. Ritchie

Book Overview

Donald Ritchie offers a vibrant chronicle of news coverage in our nation's capital, from the early days of radio and print reporting and the heyday of the wire services to the brave new world of the Internet.
Beginning with 1932, when a newly elected FDR energized the sleepy capital, Ritchie highlights the dramatic changes in journalism that have occurred in the last seven decades. We meet legendary columnists--including Walter Lippmann, Joseph...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195308921
• ISBN13: 9780195308921
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 8.8"