Journalism 1908: Birth of a Profession

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Winfield, Betty Houchin, ed. Journalism 1908: Birth of a Profession. Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 2008. 356 pp. $24.95.

Journalism 1908 is a proud and earnest volume principally intended to mark the centenary of the University of Missouri's School of Journalism and recall its natal year, 1908. The objective is admirably accomplished through the work of the volume's editor, Betty Houchin Winfield, and her seventeen contributors, all of whom have Missouri connections. An impressive and varied lineup it is, ranging from such eminent scholars as Maurine Beasley and William H. Taft, to doctoral candidates completing their studies at university. They offer usually insightful …