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Author Dooley, Patricia L.

Title The technology of journalism : cultural agents, cultural icons / Patricia L. Dooley ; foreword by Neil Chase
Published Evanston, Ill. : Northwestern University Press, 2007

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 MELB  070.40285 Doo/Toj  AVAILABLE
Description xviii, 250 pages ; 21 cm
Series Visions of the American press
Visions of the American press.
Contents Foreword / Neil Chase -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Historical Antecedents -- 3. The Dynamics of Change -- 4. More and More News -- 5. Printers and Readers -- 6. Electrification -- 7. Visualizing the News -- 8. From Desktop to Digital -- 9. Press as Symbol -- 10. The Future of Printed News
Summary "Approaching journalism from a broad historical perspective, Patricia L. Dooley assesses the various technological developments that have done much to determine the course of journalism over the past three centuries. Dooley also speculates on what the future may hold for the principles and practice of journalism in a world of tomorrow, a world in which the influence of the Internet grows and rich new technologies emerge constantly."--BOOK JACKET
Notes "Medill School of Journalism."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-237) and index
Notes Also available online (Table of contents)
Subject Journalism -- Technological innovations.
Journalism -- History.
Author Medill School of Journalism.
LC no. 2007026876
ISBN 9780810123304 paperback alkaline paper
0810123304 paperback alkaline paper