Editing Journalism (section)

==== United States ====
{{Main|History of American journalism}}
The late 19th and early 20th century in the United States saw the advent of media empires controlled by the likes of [[William Randolph Hearst]] and [[Joseph Pulitzer]]. Realizing that they could expand their audience by abandoning politically polarized content, thus making more money off of [[Advertisement|advertising]], American newspapers began to abandon their partisan politics in favor of less political reporting starting around 1900.<ref>Richard Lee Kaplan, ''Politics and the American press: the rise of objectivity, 1865–1920'' (2002) p. 76</ref> Newspapers of this era embraced sensationalized reporting and larger headline typefaces and layouts, a style that would become dubbed "[[yellow journalism]]". Newspaper publishing became much more heavily professionalized in this era, and issues of writing quality and workroom discipline saw vast improvement.<ref>Frank Luther Mott, ''American Journalism: A History, 1690–1960'' (Macmillan, 3rd ed. 1962) pp. 603–05</ref> This era saw the establishment of [[freedom of the press]] as a legal norm, as President [[Theodore Roosevelt]] tried and failed to sue newspapers for reporting corruption in his handling of the purchase of the [[Panama Canal]].<ref>Mott, ''American Journalism'' (3rd ed, 1962) pp. 605–08.</ref> Still, critics note that although government's ability to suppress journalistic speech is heavily limited, the concentration of newspaper (and general media) ownership in the hands of a small number of private business owners leads to other biases in reporting and media self-censorship that benefits the interests of corporations and the government.<ref>[[Chris Hedges|Hedges, Chris]] (2009). ''[[Empire of Illusion]]: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle.'' Nation Books. {{ISBN|1-56858-613-2}} p. 146.</ref><ref>[[Howard Zinn|Zinn, Howard]]. ''A People's History of the United States''. New York: [[HarperCollins|Harper Perennial Modern Classics]], 2005. p. 671 {{ISBN|0-06-083865-5}}</ref><ref>Scammell, Margaret; [[Holli Semetko|Semetko, Holli]] (11/22/2017). ''The Media, Journalism, and Democracy'' (1st ed.). London: Routiedge. p. 482. {{ISBN|978-1-351-74711-0}}.</ref>

===== African-American press =====
The rampant discrimination and segregation against African-Americans led to the founding their own daily and weekly newspapers, especially in large cities. While the first [[African Americans|Black]] newspapers in America were established in the early 19th century,<ref>Charles A. Simmons, ''The African American press: a history of news coverage during national crises, with special reference to four black newspapers, 1827–1965'' (McFarland, 2006)</ref> in the 20th century these newspapers truly flourished in major cities, with publishers playing a major role in politics and business affairs. Representative leaders included [[Robert Sengstacke Abbott]] (1870–1940), publisher of the [[Chicago Defender]]; [[John Mitchell Jr.]] (1863–1929), editor of the ''Richmond Planet'' and president of the National Afro-American Press Association; [[Anthony Overton]] (1865–1946), publisher of the [[Chicago Bee]], and [[Robert Lee Vann]] (1879–1940), the publisher and editor of the [[Pittsburgh Courier]].<ref>Patrick S. Washburn, ''The African American Newspaper: Voice of Freedom'' (2006).</ref>

===== College =====
Although it is not completely necessary to have attended college to be a journalist, over the past few years it has become more common to attend. With this becoming more popular, jobs are starting to require a degree to be hired. The first school of Journalism opened as part of the University of Missouri in 1908. In the [[History of journalism|History Of Journalism]] page, it goes into depth on how journalism has evolved into what it is today. As of right now, there are a couple different routes one can take if interested in journalism. If one wanting to expand their skills as a journalist, there are many college courses and workshops one can take. If going the full college route, the average time is takes to graduate with a journalism degree is four years.<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 28, 2017|first=Morgan |last=Rush |title=How Long Do You Go to School to Be a Journalist?|url=https://careertrend.com/how-long-do-you-go-to-school-to-be-a-journalist-12541473.html|access-date=2021-10-12|website=Career Trend|language=en}}</ref>

The top 5 ranked [[journalism schools]] in the US for the school year of 2022 are: 1. Washington and Lee University. 2. Northwestern University. 3. Georgetown University. 4. Columbia University in the City of New York. 5. University of Wisconsin - Madison.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2022 Best Journalism Schools|url=https://www.collegefactual.com/majors/communication-journalism-media/journalism/rankings/top-ranked/|access-date=2021-10-12|website=www.collegefactual.com|language=en}}</ref>

===== Writing for experts or for ordinary citizens<span class="anchor" id="Lippmann-Dewey"></span> =====
[[File:Walter Lippmann 1914.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Walter Lippmann]] in 1914]]

In the 1920s in the United States, as newspapers dropped their blatant partisanship in search of new subscribers, political analyst [[Walter Lippmann]] and philosopher [[John Dewey]] debated the role of journalism in a democracy.<ref>Noortje Marres, "The issues deserve more credit: Pragmatist contributions to the study of public involvement in the controversy." ''Social studies of science'' 37.5 (2007): 759–80.</ref> Their differing philosophies still characterize an ongoing debate about the role of journalism in society. Lippmann's views prevailed for decades, helping to bolster the Progressives' confidence in decision-making by experts, with the general public standing by. Lippmann argued that high-powered journalism was wasted on ordinary citizens, but was of genuine value to an elite class of administrators and experts.<ref>{{cite book|author1=Davis "Buzz" Merritt|author2=Maxwell E. McCombs|title=The Two W's of Journalism: The Why and What of Public Affairs Reporting|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N0GRAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA21|year=2014|publisher=Routledge|page=21|isbn=978-1-135-70471-1}}</ref> Dewey, on the other hand, believed not only that the public was capable of understanding the issues created or responded to by the elite, but also that it was in the public forum that decisions should be made after discussion and debate. When issues were thoroughly vetted, then the best ideas would bubble to the surface. The danger of demagoguery and false news did not trouble Dewey. His faith in popular democracy has been implemented in various degrees, and is now known as "[[community journalism]]".<ref>Carl Bybee, "Can democracy survive in the post-factual age?: A return to the Lippmann-Dewey debate about the politics of news." ''Journalism & Communication Monographs'' 1.1 (1999): 28–66.</ref> The 1920s debate has been endlessly repeated across the globe, as journalists wrestle with their roles.<ref>Alfred Hermida, et al. "The active recipient: Participatory journalism through the lens of the Dewey-Lippmann debate." ''International Symposium on Online Journalism'' 1#2 (2011).</ref>

'''Radio'''

[[Radio broadcasting]] increased in popularity starting in the 1920s, becoming widespread in the 1930s. While most radio programming was oriented toward music, sports, and entertainment, radio also broadcast speeches and occasional news programming. Radio reached the peak of its importance during [[World War II]], as radio and [[newsreel]]s were major sources of up-to-date information on the ongoing war. In the [[Soviet Union]], radio would be heavily utilized by the state to broadcast political speeches by leadership. These broadcasts would very rarely have any additional editorial content or analysis, setting them apart from modern news reporting.<ref>Stephen Lovell, "Broadcasting Bolshevik: The radio voice of Soviet culture, 1920s–1950s." ''Journal of Contemporary History'' 48.1 (2013): 78–97.</ref> The radio would however soon be eclipsed by [[broadcast television]] starting in the 1950s.