Before journalism schools how Gilded Age reporters learned the rules - Sumpter, Randall S. 1950- (Columbia University of Missouri Press, 2018)
Introduction -- The theoreticians -- The news debate -- The rule writers -- Interviewers and sources -- Career models in newspaper fiction -- The rule breakers -- Conclusion.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-162) and index.
Keywords: Journalism -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Reporters and reporting -- United States -- History -- 19th century