Greenwood Press . Westport, Conn. 1989 . 359 pages LC 88-35800. The introduction sets the scholarly tone of the book, while discussing briefly the various schools of journalism history. And it does.
Annotations are brief and generally descriptive.
The index, unfortunately, does not include authors or titles, but does contain detailed subject listings. . . . This is destined to be a seminal reference source in history, journalism, and mass communications. This bibliography is valuable for its concentration on journalism history in the United States, its chronological categories, and its currency on the topic. Recommended for academic libraries. RQ The history of the American news media has been a popular subject with journalists, popular writers, and historians since the early years of the Republic, and it continues to attract widespread interest.