Journalism, MCC-NIC
Extra, extra! Although the content and style of journalism and the medium through which it is delivered have varied significantly over the years, journalism has always given us a way to keep up with current events, so that we always have our fingers on the pulse.
Journalism Encyclopedia Articles By Title
McCormick, Anne Elizabeth OâHare
Anne Elizabeth OâHare McCormick was an English-born American journalist who gained a considerable reputation as......
McCormick, Robert R.
Robert R. McCormick was an American newspaper editor and publisher, popularly known as Colonel McCormick. His idiosyncratic......
McCulloch, John R.
John R. McCulloch was a Scottish-born economist and statistician whose work as a publicist did much to assure general......
McCutcheon, George Barr
George Barr McCutcheon was an American novelist whose best-known works are Graustark (1901; filmed 1915 and 1925),......
McCutcheon, John T.
John T. McCutcheon was an American newspaper cartoonist and writer particularly noted for cartoons in which Midwestern......
McGee, Thomas DâArcy
Thomas DâArcy McGee was an Irish-Canadian writer and chief political orator of the Canadian confederation movement.......
McGill, Ralph
Ralph McGill was a crusading American journalist whose editorials in the Atlanta Constitution had a profound influence......
McHenry, Robert
Robert McHenry is an American encyclopaedist, editor, and author who was vice president and editor in chief of......
McMillan, Terry
Terry McMillan is a writer who frequently graced the bestseller lists in the 1990s and early 2000s with her massively......
McPhee, John
John McPhee is an American journalist whose nonfiction books are accessible and informative on a wide variety of......
McPherson, James Alan
James Alan McPherson was an American author whose realistic, character-driven short stories examine racial tension,......
McWilliams, Carey
Carey McWilliams was an American editor who defended the civil rights of minorities and the oppressed in scores......
Medill, Joseph
Joseph Medill was a Canadian-born American editor and publisher who from 1855 built the Chicago Tribune into a......
Meeker, Nathan Cook
Nathan Cook Meeker was an American journalist and social reformer who founded the utopian Union Colony at Greeley,......
Mehring, Franz
Franz Mehring was a radical journalist, historian of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, and biographer of......
Mei Juecheng
Mei Juecheng was a Chinese court official, mathematician, and astronomer. Mei Juecheng learned mathematics from......
Meinecke, Friedrich
Friedrich Meinecke was the leading German historian of the first half of the 20th century and, together with his......
Meireles, CecĂlia
CecĂlia Meireles was a poet, teacher, and journalist, whose lyrical and highly personal poetry, often simple in......
Meleager
Meleager was a Greek poet who compiled the first large anthology of epigrams. This was the first of the collections......
Meloney, Marie Mattingly
Marie Mattingly Meloney was an American journalist and editor whose active interest in public service and the open......
Mencken, H.L.
H.L. Mencken was a controversial journalist and pungent critic of American life who powerfully influenced U.S.......
MendĂšs, Catulle
Catulle MendĂšs was a prolific French poet, playwright, and novelist, most noted for his association with the Parnassians,......
Menéndez Pidal, Ramón
Ramón Menéndez Pidal was a scholar whose work on the origins of the Spanish language, as well as critical editions......
Merwin, W.S.
W.S. Merwin was an American poet and translator known for the spare style of his poetry, in which he expressed......
Meyer, Eugene
Eugene Meyer was an influential leader in American political and social life and publisher of The Washington Post......
Meyer, Kuno
Kuno Meyer was a German scholar of the Celtic languages and editor whose translations made him the chief interpreter......
Meyer, Paul
Paul Meyer was a French language and literary scholar and one of the great authorities on the Medieval French and......
Meynell, Alice
Alice Meynell was an English poet and essayist. Much of Meynellâs childhood was spent in Italy, and about 1868......
Mikhaylovsky, Nikolay Konstantinovich
Nikolay Konstantinovich Mikhaylovsky was a Russian literary critic and publicist whose views provided much of the......
Miller, Dennis
Dennis Miller is an American comedian and actor known for his work on Saturday Night Live (SNL), his brief run......
Miller, Hugh
Hugh Miller was a Scottish geologist and lay theologian who was considered one of the finest geological writers......
Milne, A.A.
A.A. Milne was an English humorist, the originator of the immensely popular stories of Christopher Robin and his......
Milton, John
John Milton was an English poet, pamphleteer, and historian, considered the most significant English author after......
Mittag-Leffler, Magnus Gösta
Magnus Gösta Mittag-Leffler was a Swedish mathematician who founded the international mathematical journal Acta......
MiĆosz, CzesĆaw
CzesĆaw MiĆosz was a Polish American poet, novelist, translator, critic, and diplomat who received the Nobel Prize......
Modisane, Bloke
Bloke Modisane was a South African-born British writer, actor, and journalist whose moving autobiography, Blame......
Mohammadi, Narges
Narges Mohammadi is an Iranian journalist and human rights activist who received the Nobel Prize for Peace in 2023.......
Moley, Raymond
Raymond Moley was an American journalist and public figure, leader of the so-called Brain Trust of advisers to......
Mommsen, Theodor
Theodor Mommsen was a German historian and writer, famous for his masterpiece, Römische Geschichte (The History......
Monroe, Harriet
Harriet Monroe was an American founder and longtime editor of Poetry magazine, which, in the first decade of its......
Montague, Charles Edward
Charles Edward Montague was an English novelist and journalist noted for writings published in the Manchester Guardian......
Montale, Eugenio
Eugenio Montale was an Italian poet, prose writer, editor, and translator who won the Nobel Prize for Literature......
Montalembert, Charles, Count de
Charlest, count de Montalember was an orator, politician, and historian who was a leader in the struggle against......
Montefiore, Claude Joseph Goldsmid
Claude Joseph Goldsmid Montefiore was a Jewish theologian and Reform leader; he was the first modern Jew to write......
Monteiro Lobato, José Bento
José Bento Monteiro Lobato was a writer and publisher, forerunner of the Modernist movement in Brazilian literature.......
Moorcock, Michael
Michael Moorcock is a British science fiction and fantasy author who, as editor of the magazine New Worlds, led......
Moore, Ely
Ely Moore was an American journalist and politician who represented the interests of labour in the U.S. Congress.......
Moore, Marianne
Marianne Moore was an American poet whose work distilled moral and intellectual insights from the close and accurate......
Moraes, Dom
Dom Moraes was an editor, essayist, biographer, and inveterate traveler who was one of the best-known English-language......
Moravia, Alberto
Alberto Moravia was an Italian journalist, short-story writer, and novelist known for his fictional portrayals......
More, Hannah
Hannah More was an English religious writer, best known as a writer of popular tracts and as an educator of the......
More, Paul Elmer
Paul Elmer More was an American scholar and conservative critic, one of the leading exponents of the New Humanism......
Moreno, Mariano
Mariano Moreno was a patriot who was the intellectual and political leader of Argentinaâs movement for independence.......
Morgan, Piers
Piers Morgan is a British journalist and media figure who attracted controversy as a tabloid editor for his aggressive......
Morin, Jean
Jean Morin was a French theologian and biblical scholar who produced major studies on the history and discipline......
Morison, Stanley
Stanley Morison was an English typographer, scholar, and historian of printing, particularly remembered for his......
Morley, Christopher
Christopher Morley was an American writer whose versatile works are lighthearted, vigorous displays of the English......
Moschopoulos, Manuel
Manuel Moschopoulos was a Byzantine grammarian and critic during the reign (1282â1328) of Andronicus II Palaeologus.......
Moss, Howard
Howard Moss was an American poet and editor who was the poetry editor of The New Yorker magazine for almost 40......
Motion, Andrew
Andrew Motion is a British poet, biographer, and novelist who was especially noted for his narrative poetry. He......
Moulton, Ellen Louise Chandler
Ellen Louise Chandler Moulton was an American writer, critic, and hostess of the late 19th century, particularly......
Moyers, Bill
Bill Moyers was an American journalist who was especially known for his television programs that aired on the Public......
Mphahlele, Esâkia
Esâkia Mphahlele was a novelist, essayist, short-story writer, and teacher whose autobiography, Down Second Avenue......
Muddiman, Henry
Henry Muddiman was an English journalist who supported the Royalist cause during the Civil Wars and became a privileged......
Muggeridge, Malcolm
Malcolm Muggeridge was a British journalist and social critic. A lecturer in Cairo in the late 1920s, he worked......
Mukai Kyorai
Mukai Kyorai was a Japanese haiku poet of the early Tokugawa period (1603â1867) who was one of the first disciples......
Muldoon, Paul
Paul Muldoon is a Northern Irish poet whose oeuvre covers both intensely personal and political terrainâfrom his......
Muluneh, AĂŻda
AĂŻda Muluneh is an Ethiopian photographer, educator, and entrepreneur known for her Afrofuturist photography that......
Munday, Anthony
Anthony Munday was an English poet, dramatist, pamphleteer, and translator. The son of a draper, Munday began his......
Muratov, Dmitry
Dmitry Muratov is a Russian journalist who, as editor in chief (1995â2017; 2019â23) of the newspaper Novaya Gazeta......
Murray, Judith Sargent Stevens
Judith Sargent Stevens Murray was an American writer during the early republic, remembered largely for her essays......
Murray, Les
Les Murray was an Australian poet and essayist who in such meditative, lyrical poems as âNoonday Axemanâ and âSydney......
Murray, Sir James
Sir James Murray was a Scottish lexicographer and the first editor (from 1879) of A New English Dictionary on Historical......
Murrow, Edward R.
Edward R. Murrow was a radio and television broadcaster who was the most influential and esteemed figure in American......
Murry, John Middleton
John Middleton Murry was an English journalist and critic whose romantic and biographical approach to literature......
Musarurwa, Willie
Willie Musarurwa was a Zimbabwean journalist who campaigned against oppression by both Rhodesiaâs white minority......
Musgrave, Samuel
Samuel Musgrave was an English classical scholar and physician. Educated at the University of Oxford (B.A., 1754;......
Muslim ibn al-កajjÄj
Muslim ibn al-កajjÄj was a scholar who was one of the chief authorities on the កadÄ«th, accounts of the sayings......
Muñoz MarĂn, Luis
Luis Muñoz MarĂn was a statesman who served four four-year terms as the elected governor of Puerto Rico. Early......
MĂŒller, Max
Max MĂŒller was a German scholar of comparative language, religion, and mythology. MĂŒllerâs special areas of interest......
Nachtwey, James
James Nachtwey is an American photojournalist noted for his unflinching and moving images of wars, conflicts, and......
Napier, MacVey
MacVey Napier was a Scottish lawyer, first professor of conveyancing at the University of Edinburgh, who was an......
Narayan, R.K.
R.K. Narayan was one of the finest authors of Indian writing in English. His stories often explore themes such......
Naruszewicz, Adam
Adam Naruszewicz was a Polish poet and historian who was the first Polish historian to use modern methods of scholarship.......
Nasby, Petroleum V.
Petroleum V. Nasby was an American humorist who had considerable influence on public issues during and after the......
Nashe, Thomas
Thomas Nashe was a pamphleteer, poet, dramatist, and author of The Unfortunate Traveller; or, The Life of Jacke......
Needham, Marchamont
Marchamont Needham was a British journalist and publisher of the Mercurius Britanicus, an anti-Royalist commentary......
Nekrasov, Nikolay Alekseyevich
Nikolay Alekseyevich Nekrasov was a Russian poet and journalist whose work centred on the theme of compassion for......
Nelson, William Rockhill
William Rockhill Nelson was an American journalist, editor, and publisher who helped found The Kansas City Star......
Nenni, Pietro
Pietro Nenni was a journalist and politician who was leader of the Italian Socialist Party (PSI), twice foreign......
Nervo, Amado
Amado Nervo was a poet and diplomat, generally considered the most distinguished Mexican poet of the late 19th-......
Newhall, Nancy
Nancy Newhall was an American photography critic, conservationist, and editor who was an important contributor......
Newman, St. John Henry
St. John Henry Newman ; beatified September 19, 2010, canonized October 13, 2019; feast day October 9) was an influential......
news agency
news agency, organization that gathers, writes, and distributes news from around a nation or the world to newspapers,......
news as narrative
All forms of news are constructed in a narrative way, but some forms of news are more narrative-driven than others.......
newspaper
newspaper, a publication and form of mass communication and mass media usually issued daily, weekly, or at other......
Newton, Alfred
Alfred Newton was a British zoologist, one of the foremost ornithologists of his day. Newton studied at Magdalene......
Ngubane, Jordan Kush
Jordan Kush Ngubane was a Zulu novelist, scholar, and editor for the South African publications Ilanga lase Natal......
Nichols, Clarina Irene Howard
Clarina Irene Howard Nichols was a 19th-century American journalist and reformer, a determined and effective campaigner......
Nichols, John
John Nichols was a writer, printer, and antiquary who, through numerous volumes of literary anecdotes, made an......