journalism: References & Edit History

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  • Tracy Grant
    Tracy Grant is a senior editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica. She previously served as editor in chief, the first woman to hold that title. 

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: Social Sci LibreTexts - Journalism. Sep 16, 2026
Corrected display issue; added cross-reference; added media. Jul 10, 2026
Article revised and updated throughout. Jul 10, 2026
Added media, cross-references, Top Questions. Mar 20, 2026
Added cross-reference. Jan 16, 2026
Added World Press Freedom graphic. Oct 16, 2025
Add new Web site: CORE - Definitions of Journalism (PDF). Jul 31, 2025
Added cross-reference to Watergate legacy article. Jul 15, 2024
Add new Web site: Saskatchewan Polytechnic Pressbooks - Disinformation: Dealing with the Disaster - Journalism and Editing. Apr 15, 2024
Add new Web site: Social Sci LibreTexts - Journalism. Jan 22, 2024
Add new Web site: American Press Institute - Five �bright spots� on bridging across difference + journalism. Sep 02, 2022
Add new Web site: The Conversation - 'Our Casualties Not Heavy': How British Press Covered the Battle of the Somme. May 06, 2020
Add new Web site: BBC - History of the BBC - Reporting the War. May 06, 2020
Article revised to note Donald Trump's use of the term "fake news." Sep 06, 2018
Added mention of the advent of "fake news." Mar 27, 2017
Information on acta revised. Mar 03, 2015
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Types of Journalism. Mar 13, 2012
Add new Web site: Fact Monster - Entertainment - Journalism. Mar 13, 2012
Article revised and updated. Apr 22, 2010
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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