Journalism, POU-SAC
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
Pound, Ezra
Ezra Pound was an American poet and critic, a supremely discerning and energetic entrepreneur of the arts who did......
Power, Samantha
Samantha Power is an American journalist, human rights scholar, and government official who served on the National......
Preece, Warren E.
Warren E. Preece was an American encyclopaedist, general editor of Encyclopædia Britannica in the creation of the......
press and government relations
The development of news media is closely tied to the emergence of modern government. Indeed, news media have always......
press pools
The term press pools is a reference to journalists working as a group, rather than in the traditional mode of competing......
Prešeren, France
France Prešeren was Slovenia’s national poet and its sole successful contributor to European Romanticism. Prešeren......
Pringsheim, Nathanael
Nathanael Pringsheim was a botanist whose contributions to the study of algae made him one of the founders of the......
Pritchett, V.S.
V.S. Pritchett was a British novelist, short-story writer, and critic known throughout his long writing career......
Protić, Stojan
Stojan Protić was a Serbian statesman and editor who was the first prime minister of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats,......
Proudhon, Pierre-Joseph
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon was a French libertarian socialist and journalist whose doctrines became the basis for later......
Prynne, William
William Prynne was an English Puritan pamphleteer whose persecution by the government of King Charles I (reigned......
Przybyszewski, Stanisław
Stanisław Przybyszewski was a Polish essayist, playwright, and poet notable for espousing art as the creator of......
public television journalism
Public television news is an alternative to commercial news programming that positions the audience as information-seeking......
Pulitzer, Joseph
Joseph Pulitzer was an American newspaper editor and publisher who helped to establish the pattern of the modern......
Purchas, Samuel
Samuel Purchas was an English compiler of travel and discovery writings who continued the encyclopaedic collections......
Putnam, Samuel
Samuel Putnam was an American editor, publisher, and author, best known for his translations of works by authors......
Putrament, Jerzy
Jerzy Putrament was a Polish poet, novelist, journalist, and editor who was also active in politics. Putrament......
Pyat, Félix
Félix Pyat was a French journalist, dramatist, and member of the Paris Commune of 1871. Pyat studied law but eventually......
Pyle, Ernie
Ernie Pyle was an American journalist who was one of the most famous war correspondents of World War II. Pyle studied......
Pym, Barbara
Barbara Pym was an English novelist, a recorder of post-World War II upper middle-class life, whose elegant and......
Pérez de Hita, Ginés
Ginés Pérez de Hita was a Spanish writer, author of Historia de los vandos de los Zegríes y Abencerrages (1595–1619;......
Qoboza, Percy
Percy Qoboza was a South African journalist who was an outspoken critic of apartheid and one of South Africa’s......
Quarles, Francis
Francis Quarles was a religious poet remembered for his Emblemes, the most notable emblem book in English. The......
Quasimodo, Salvatore
Salvatore Quasimodo was an Italian poet, critic, and translator. Originally a leader of the Hermetic poets, he......
Queiroz, Rachel de
Rachel de Queiroz was a Brazilian novelist and member of a group of Northeastern writers known for their modernist......
Quennell, Sir Peter
Sir Peter Quennell was an English biographer, literary historian, editor, essayist, and critic. He was a wide-ranging......
Quental, Antero Tarquínio de
Antero Tarquínio de Quental was a Portuguese poet who was a leader of the Generation of Coimbra, a group of young......
Quiller-Couch, Sir Arthur Thomas
Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch was an English poet, novelist, and anthologist noted for his compilation of The......
Quimby, Harriet
Harriet Quimby was an American aviator, the first female pilot to fly across the English Channel. Quimby’s birth......
Quindlen, Anna
Anna Quindlen is an American columnist and novelist who in 1992 became the third woman to win a Pulitzer Prize......
Radek, Karl
Karl Radek was a communist propagandist and early leader of the Communist International who fell victim to Joseph......
Ramos, Jorge
Jorge Ramos is a Mexican American journalist who was perhaps the most prominent Hispanic newsperson in the United......
Ramsay, Allan
Allan Ramsay was a Scottish poet and literary antiquary who maintained national poetic traditions by writing Scots......
Ramusio, Giovanni Battista
Giovanni Battista Ramusio was an Italian geographer who compiled an important collection of travel writings, Delle......
Ransom, John Crowe
John Crowe Ransom was an American poet and critic, leading theorist of the Southern literary renaissance that began......
Rask, Rasmus
Rasmus Rask was a Danish language scholar and a principal founder of the science of comparative linguistics. In......
Rastell, William
William Rastell was an English printer, lawyer, and man of letters. He edited and published the works of his uncle,......
Rather, Dan
Dan Rather is an American newscaster and author who covered some of the most important historical events of his......
Ravera, Camilla
Camilla Ravera was an Italian politician and leading figure in the Italian Communist Party (PCI). Ravera taught......
Ray, Rachael
Rachael Ray is an American chef and television personality, who promotes quick, easy-to-prepare meals through her......
Raymond of Peñafort, St
St. Raymond of Peñafort ; canonized 1601; feast day January 7) was a Catalan Dominican friar who compiled the Decretals......
Raymond, Henry Jarvis
Henry Jarvis Raymond was a U.S. journalist and politician who, as the first editor and chief proprietor of The......
Raynouard, François-Juste-Marie
François-Juste-Marie Raynouard was a French dramatist and Romance philologist who also played a part in the politics......
Read, Opie
Opie Read was an American journalist, humorist, novelist, and lecturer. Read specialized in the homespun humour......
Rebelo, Jorge
Jorge Rebelo is an African poet, lawyer, and journalist. Rebelo studied at the University of Coimbra in Portugal,......
Redgrove, Peter
Peter Redgrove was an English poet, novelist, and playwright, known for his exuberant depictions of the natural......
Reed, Ishmael
Ishmael Reed is an author of poetry, essays, novels, and plays who is perhaps best known for his fictional works,......
Reed, John
John Reed was a U.S. poet-adventurer whose short life as a revolutionary writer and activist made him the hero......
Reich-Ranicki, Marcel
Marcel Reich-Ranicki was a Polish-born German columnist and television personality who became Germany’s most influential......
Reid, Whitelaw
Whitelaw Reid was a U.S. journalist, diplomat, and politician, successor to Horace Greeley in 1872 as editor in......
Reiske, Johann Jakob
Johann Jakob Reiske was a preeminent 18th-century European scholar of Arabic literature whose commentary to his......
Remnick, David
David Remnick is one of the leading figures in American media, especially known as the editor of The New Yorker......
Remsen, Ira
Ira Remsen was an American chemist and university president, codiscoverer of saccharin. After studying at Columbia......
Renaudot, Théophraste
Théophraste Renaudot was a physician and social-service administrator who, as the founder of France’s first newspaper,......
Renn, Ludwig
Ludwig Renn was a German novelist, best known for Krieg (1928; War), a novel based on his World War I battle experiences,......
Resende, Garcia de
Garcia de Resende was a Portuguese poet, chronicler, and editor, whose life was spent in the service of the Portuguese......
Ressa, Maria
Maria Ressa is a Filipino-American journalist who, through Rappler, the Manila-based digital media company for......
Reston, James
James Reston was a Scottish-born American columnist and editor for The New York Times who was one of the most influential......
Reuter, Paul Julius, Baron von
Paul Julius, baron von Reuter was the German-born founder of one of the first news agencies, which still bears......
Rhenanus, Beatus
Beatus Rhenanus was a German humanist, writer, and advocate of Christian reform whose editorial work helped to......
Rhys, Ernest Percival
Ernest Percival Rhys was an English man of letters who, as editor of Everyman’s Library, a series of inexpensive......
Ricardo, Cassiano
Cassiano Ricardo was a poet, essayist, literary critic, and journalist, one of the most versatile 20th-century......
Rice, Grantland
Grantland Rice was a sports columnist and author who established himself over many years as one of the United States’......
Ridler, Anne
Anne Ridler was an English poet and dramatist noted for her devotional poetry and for verse drama that shows the......
Riesz, Frigyes
Frigyes Riesz was a Hungarian mathematician and pioneer of functional analysis, which has found important applications......
Rifbjerg, Klaus
Klaus Rifbjerg was a Danish poet, novelist, playwright, and editor. Rifbjerg first attracted public notice with......
Riis, Jacob
Jacob Riis was an American newspaper reporter, social reformer, and photographer who, with his book How the Other......
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay
Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov was a Russian composer, teacher, and editor who was at his best in descriptive orchestrations......
Ripley, George
George Ripley was a journalist and reformer whose life, for half a century, mirrored the main currents of American......
Ritschl, F.W.
F.W. Ritschl was a German classical scholar remembered for his work on Plautus and as the founder of the Bonn school......
Rivera, Geraldo
Geraldo Rivera is an American investigative journalist, talk show host, conservative political commentator, and......
Rivière, Jacques
Jacques Rivière was a writer, critic, and editor who was a major force in the intellectual life of France in the......
Rizzuto, Phil
Phil Rizzuto was an American professional baseball player and broadcaster who played and worked for the New York......
Roa Bastos, Augusto
Augusto Roa Bastos was a Latin American novelist, short-story writer, and film scriptwriter of national and international......
Robinson, Max
Max Robinson was an American television journalist and the first African American man to anchor a nightly network......
Robinson, Robert
Robert Robinson was a British journalist and broadcaster known for his intelligence and acerbic wit as the host......
Rochefort, Victor-Henri, marquis de Rochefort-Lucay
Victor-Henri Rochefort, marquis de Rochefort-Lucay was a gifted polemical journalist under the Second Empire and......
Rodríguez Monegal, Emir
Emir Rodríguez Monegal was a professor, editor, and cultural promoter who was one of the most influential Latin......
Rogers, Will
Will Rogers was an American entertainer, radio personality, film actor, and writer who was famous for his pithy......
Rohmer, Éric
Éric Rohmer was a French motion-picture director and writer who was noted for his sensitively observed studies......
Rolland, Romain
Romain Rolland was a French novelist, dramatist, and essayist, an idealist who was deeply involved with pacifism,......
Romo, Tony
Tony Romo is an American professional gridiron football player who emerged as one of the leading quarterbacks in......
Romulo, Carlos P.
Carlos P. Romulo was a Philippine general, diplomat, and journalist known for his activities on behalf of the Allies......
Rooney, Andy
Andy Rooney was an American journalist and essayist who was best known for his curmudgeonly commentaries (1978–2011)......
Rosenberg, Alfred
Alfred Rosenberg was a German ideologist of Nazism. Born the son of a cobbler in what was at the time a part of......
Ross, Harold W.
Harold W. Ross was the editor who founded and developed The New Yorker, a weekly magazine that from its birth in......
Rossetti, William Michael
William Michael Rossetti was an English art critic, literary editor, and man of letters, brother of Dante Gabriel......
Rossi, Aldo
Aldo Rossi was an Italian architect and theoretician who advocated the use of a limited range of building types......
Rousseau, Jean-Jacques
Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a Swiss-born philosopher, writer, and political theorist whose treatises and novels inspired......
Rowan, Carl
Carl Rowan was an American journalist, writer, public official, and radio and television commentator who was one......
Rowe, Nicholas
Nicholas Rowe was an English writer who was the first to attempt a critical edition of the works of Shakespeare.......
Rowse, A.L.
A.L. Rowse was an English historian and writer who became one of the 20th century’s foremost authorities on Elizabethan......
Rowson, Susanna
Susanna Rowson was an English-born American actress, educator, and author of the first American best-seller, Charlotte......
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Rozanov, Vasily Vasilyevich
Vasily Vasilyevich Rozanov was a Russian writer, religious thinker, and journalist, best known for the originality......
Rudd, Steele
Steele Rudd was a novelist, playwright, and short-story writer whose comic characters are a well-known part of......
Runyon, Damon
Damon Runyon was an American journalist and short-story writer, best known for his book Guys and Dolls, written......
Russert, Tim
Tim Russert was an American journalist who, as moderator (1991–2008) of the television program Meet the Press,......
Rymer, Thomas
Thomas Rymer was an English literary critic who introduced into England the principles of French formalist Neoclassical......
Saca, Antonio
Antonio Saca is a Salvadoran sportscaster who served as president of El Salvador (2004–09). Saca was the grandson......