China Reporting - An Oral History of American Journalism in the 1930s and 1940s (Paperback)

China Reporting is an oral history showing how the China correspondent of the 1930s and 1940s constructed his or her news reality or the network of facts from which their stories were written. How these men and women pooled information and decided upon the legitimacy of particular sources is explored. The influences of competition, language facility (or lack thereof), common personal backgrounds, camaraderie, and changes in American official China policy are also discussed, with special attention paid to the prescriptive, gatekeeping role of editors back home. This is an approach which has often been applied to the domestic journalist. China Reporting is a pioneering effort at using historical perspective to view the foreign correspondent in terms fo the total epistemological context in which he or she operates to produce the news that in turn provides the data base upon which the public and policy makers inevitably draw. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1987.

General

Imprint:	University of California Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2022
First published:	1987
Authors:	Stephen R. MacKinnon • Oris Friesen
Dimensions:	210 x 140 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	268
ISBN-13:	978-0-520-30251-8
Categories:	Books Promotions
LSN:	0-520-30251-6
Barcode:	9780520302518

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