Journalism, SAC-SPI
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.
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Sackler, Arthur M.
Arthur M. Sackler was an American physician, medical publisher, and art collector who made large donations of money......
Safire, William
William Safire was an American journalist known for his fiercely opinionated conservative columns (1973–2005) for......
Saki
Saki was a Scottish writer and journalist whose stories depict the Edwardian social scene with a flippant wit and......
Salgado, Sebastião
Sebastião Salgado was a Brazilian photojournalist whose dramatic black-and-white works powerfully express the beauty......
Salisbury, Harrison E.
Harrison E. Salisbury was an American author and journalist who, as a foreign correspondent, played a major role......
Salomon, Erich
Erich Salomon was a pioneering German photojournalist who is best known for his candid photographs of statesmen......
Saltykov, Mikhail Yevgrafovich, Graf
Mikhail Yevgrafovich, Count Saltykov was a novelist of radical sympathies and one of the greatest of all Russian......
Sandburg, Carl
Carl Sandburg was an American poet, historian, novelist, and folklorist. From the age of 11, Sandburg worked in......
Sangster, Margaret Elizabeth Munson
Margaret Elizabeth Munson Sangster was an American writer and editor, noted in her day for her stories and books......
Santos Montejo, Eduardo
Eduardo Santos Montejo was a prominent Latin American journalist and the president of Colombia from 1938 to 1942.......
Saralegui, Cristina
Cristina Saralegui is a Cuban American media personality, entrepreneur, and host and executive producer of El Show......
Sargeant, Winthrop
Winthrop Sargeant was an influential American music critic noted for his fine writing and conservative tastes.......
Sarton, George Alfred Leon
George Alfred Leon Sarton was a Belgian-born U.S. scholar and writer whose voluminous research and publications......
Sauer, Emil von
Emil von Sauer was a German pianist in the style of Liszt, teacher, and composer noted especially for his long......
Sawyer, Diane
Diane Sawyer is an American television broadcast journalist who served as anchor (2009–14) of the ABC (American......
Saʿīd, Amīnah al-
Amīnah al-Saʿīd was an Egyptian journalist and writer who was one of Egypt’s leading feminists and was a founder......
Scaliger, Joseph Justus
Joseph Justus Scaliger was a Dutch philologist and historian whose works on chronology were among the greatest......
Schaepman, Hermanus Johannes Aloysius Maria
Hermanus Johannes Aloysius Maria Schaepman was a Dutch statesman, Roman Catholic priest, and author who founded......
Schickele, René
René Schickele was a German journalist, poet, novelist, and dramatist, whose personal experience of conflict between......
Schlegel, Friedrich von
Friedrich von Schlegel was a German writer and critic, originator of many of the philosophical ideas that inspired......
Schnabel, Artur
Artur Schnabel was an Austrian pianist and teacher whose performances and recordings made him a legend in his own......
Schoelcher, Victor
Victor Schoelcher was a French journalist and politician who was France’s greatest advocate of ending slavery in......
Schumann, Robert
Robert Schumann was a German Romantic composer renowned particularly for his piano music, songs (lieder), and orchestral......
Schurz, Carl
Carl Schurz was a German-American political leader, journalist, orator, and dedicated reformer who pressed for......
Schücking, Levin
Levin Schücking was a writer, author of many popular novels, most of which have a Westphalian setting and some......
science and technology journalism
Science and technology journalism provides public meaning to scientific issues that would otherwise never be widely......
Scott, Charles Prestwich
Charles Prestwich Scott was an eminent British journalist who edited the Manchester Guardian (known as The Guardian......
Scripps, Edward Willis
Edward Willis Scripps was a newspaper publisher who, after founding his first paper in 1878, organized the first......
Scripps, Ellen Browning
Ellen Browning Scripps was an English-born American journalist, publisher, and philanthropist whose personal fortune,......
Sedaris, David
David Sedaris is an American humorist and essayist best known for his sardonic autobiographical stories and social......
Seldes, George
George Seldes was an American journalist. He became a reporter in 1909. From 1918 to 1928 he worked for the Chicago......
Serao, Matilde
Matilde Serao was a Greek-born Italian journalist and novelist who founded and edited the Neapolitan daily Il giorno.......
Sereni, Vittorio
Vittorio Sereni was an Italian poet, author, editor, and translator who was known for his lyric verse and for his......
Servan-Schreiber, Jean-Jacques
Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber was a French journalist and politician. Servan-Schreiber volunteered in the Free......
Service, Robert W.
Robert W. Service was a popular verse writer called “the Canadian Kipling” for his rollicking ballads of the “frozen......
Sevareid, Eric
Eric Sevareid was an American broadcast journalist, an eloquent commentator and scholarly writer with Columbia......
Seymour, David
David Seymour was a Polish-born American photojournalist who is best known for his empathetic pictures of people,......
Shadd, Mary Ann
Mary Ann Shadd was an American educator, publisher, and abolitionist who was the first Black female newspaper publisher......
Shafīq, Durriyyah
Durriyyah Shafīq was an Egyptian educator, journalist, and reformer who campaigned for women’s rights in Egypt......
Shapiro, Karl
Karl Shapiro was an American poet and critic whose verse ranges from passionately physical love lyrics to sharp......
Shaplen, Robert Modell
Robert Modell Shaplen was an American journalist whose incisive reporting made him one of the most-respected Asia......
Sharp, Cecil
Cecil Sharp was an English musician noted for his work as a collector of English folk song and dance. Sharp was......
Shaw, Bernard
Bernard Shaw was an American television journalist and the first chief anchor for the Cable News Network (CNN).......
Shawn, Wallace
Wallace Shawn is an American playwright and character actor whose oft-surreal probing plays found favour in the......
Shawn, William
William Shawn was an American editor who headed The New Yorker (1952–87), shaping it into one of the most influential......
Shazar, Zalman
Zalman Shazar was an Israeli journalist, scholar, and politician who was the third president of Israel (1963–73).......
Sheldon, Charles Monroe
Charles Monroe Sheldon was an American preacher and inspirational writer famous as the author of the best-selling......
Shenstone, William
William Shenstone was a representative 18th-century English “man of taste.” As a poet, amateur landscape gardener,......
Sheraton, Thomas
Thomas Sheraton was an English cabinetmaker and one of the leading exponents of Neoclassicism. Sheraton gave his......
Sherwood, Robert E.
Robert E. Sherwood was an American playwright whose works reflect involvement in human problems, both social and......
Shields, Mark
Mark Shields was an American political columnist and television commentator best known as a pundit on the Cable......
Shirer, William L.
William L. Shirer was an American journalist, historian, and novelist, best known for his massive study The Rise......
Shiva, Vandana
Vandana Shiva is an Indian physicist and social activist. Shiva founded the Research Foundation for Science, Technology,......
Sholes, Christopher Latham
Christopher Latham Sholes was an American inventor who developed the typewriter. After completing his schooling,......
Shorey, Paul
Paul Shorey was a U.S. scholar and Humanist noted for his writings on classical Greek art and thought. Shorey graduated......
Shotwell, James Thomson
James Thomson Shotwell was a Canadian-born American historian and diplomat who was a notable scholar of international......
Shriver, Maria
Maria Shriver is best known as the first lady of California (2003–11) and an American television journalist. She......
Siegel, Arthur
Arthur Siegel was a photographer noted for his experimental photography, particularly in colour, and for his contributions......
Sienkiewicz, Henryk
Henryk Sienkiewicz was a Polish novelist, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1905. Sienkiewicz’s family......
Silliman, Benjamin
Benjamin Silliman was a geologist and chemist who founded the American Journal of Science and wielded a powerful......
Sills, David L.
David L. Sills was an American sociologist known for his studies of organizational goals in voluntary associations.......
Silone, Ignazio
Ignazio Silone was an Italian novelist, short-story writer, and political leader, world famous during World War......
Simrock, Karl Joseph
Karl Joseph Simrock was a German literary scholar and poet who preserved and made accessible much early German......
Singh, Khushwant
Khushwant Singh was one of the best-known writers of India. He wrote novels such as Train to Pakistan (1956) and......
Siskel, Gene
Gene Siskel was an American journalist and film critic for the Chicago Tribune who became one of the most-influential......
Skinner, Constance Lindsay
Constance Lindsay Skinner was a Canadian-born American writer, critic, editor, and historian, remembered for her......
Slaveykov, Petko Rachev
Petko Rachev Slaveykov was a writer who helped to enrich Bulgarian literature by establishing a modern literary......
Slessor, Kenneth
Kenneth Slessor was an Australian poet and journalist best known for his poems “Beach Burial,” a moving tribute......
Smallwood, Joseph Roberts
Joseph Roberts Smallwood was a Canadian politician who vigorously campaigned for Newfoundland’s admission into......
Smedley, Agnes
Agnes Smedley was a journalist and writer best known for a series of articles and books centred on her experiences......
Smellie, William
William Smellie was a Scottish compiler of the first edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica (1768–71) and a distinguished......
Smetona, Antanas
Antanas Smetona was a Lithuanian statesman and journalist who in 1919 became the first president of Lithuania and......
Smith, A.J.M.
A.J.M. Smith was a Canadian poet, anthologist, and critic who was a leader in the revival of Canadian poetry of......
Smith, Red
Red Smith was an American sports columnist whose literary craftsmanship, humorous and iconoclastic approach, and......
Smith, Seba
Seba Smith was an American editor and humorist, creator of the fictional Major Jack Downing. A graduate of Bowdoin......
Smith, W. Eugene
W. Eugene Smith was an American photojournalist noted for his compelling photo-essays, which were characterized......
Smith, William Robertson
William Robertson Smith was a Scottish Semitic scholar, encyclopaedist, and student of comparative religion and......
Smollett, Tobias
Tobias Smollett was a Scottish satirical novelist, best known for his picaresque novels The Adventures of Roderick......
Snider, Duke
Duke Snider was an American professional baseball player who was best known for playing centre field on the famed......
Snow, Edgar
Edgar Snow was an American journalist and author who produced the most important Western reporting on the Communist......
social news sites
A social news site is an online platform where users can post, share, rate, recommend, and comment on content,......
Society of Professional Journalists
The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) is a broad-based organization that aims to improve and protect journalism......
Socé, Ousmane
Ousmane Socé was a Senegalese writer and politician who was one of the first novelists of his country. After attending......
soft news
soft news, journalistic style and genre that blurs the line between information and entertainment. Although the......
Soga, Tiyo
Tiyo Soga was a Xhosa journalist, minister, translator, composer of hymns, and collector of black South African......
Sokolow, Nahum
Nahum Sokolow was a Jewish journalist and Zionist leader. The descendant of an ancient Polish rabbinical family,......
solutions journalism
Solutions journalism is rigorous news reporting on how people are responding to society’s problems. For example,......
Sonneck, Oscar
Oscar Sonneck was an American musicologist, librarian, and editor. Sonneck was mainly educated in Germany and attended......
Sorge, Richard
Richard Sorge was a German press correspondent who headed a successful Soviet espionage ring in Tokyo during World......
Soromenho, Fernando Monteiro de Castro
Fernando Monteiro de Castro Soromenho was a white Angolan novelist writing in Portuguese who depicted African life......
Sorrentino, Gilbert
Gilbert Sorrentino was an American poet and experimental novelist, whose use of devices such as nonchronological......
sources
Journalistic sources are defined as actors from whom journalists get information using newsgathering techniques......
Southey, Robert
Robert Southey was an English poet and writer of miscellaneous prose who is chiefly remembered for his association......
Soyinka, Wole
Wole Soyinka is a Nigerian playwright and political activist who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1986.......
Spark, Muriel
Muriel Spark was a British writer best known for the satire and wit with which the serious themes of her novels......
Sparks, Jared
Jared Sparks was an American publisher and editor of the North American Review, biographer, and president of Harvard......
Spence, Thomas
Thomas Spence was a British pamphleteer known for his early advocacy of the socialization of land. Spence came......
Spender, Sir Stephen
Sir Stephen Spender was an English poet and critic, who made his reputation in the 1930s with poems expressing......
Spenser, Edmund
Edmund Spenser was an English poet whose long allegorical poem The Faerie Queene is one of the greatest in the......
Spiegelman, Art
Art Spiegelman is an American author and illustrator whose Holocaust narratives Maus I: A Survivor’s Tale: My Father......