{"product_id":"before-journalism-schools-9780826221599","title":"Before Journalism Schools","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eQuestions the dominant notion that reporters entering the field in the late nineteenth century relied on an informal apprenticeship system to learn the rules of journalism. Drawing from the experiences of more than fifty reporters, Randall Sumpter argues that cub reporters could and did access multiple sources of instruction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSumpter introduces the notion that the day's news work rules were spread through communities of practice, that is, informal interpersonal networks involving ‘knowledge brokers,' as well as through news fiction, newswriters' autobiographies, and trade and general interest publications. The author's early point about how studying this topic can offer insight into today's technology-driven upsetting of the boundaries of journalism underscores why this study is important.\"\" - Patricia Dooley, Wichita State University; author of \u003ci\u003eTaking Their Political Place: Journalists and the Making of an Occupation\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Technology of Journalism: Cultural Agents, Cultural Icons\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"University of Missouri Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038752538967,"sku":"9780826221599","price":40.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780826221599.jpg?v=1750941309","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/before-journalism-schools-9780826221599","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}