Faculty Publications
Labor Journalism History: The Missing Story of Workers
Document Type
Book Chapter
Journal/Book/Conference Title
The Routledge Companion to American Journalism History
First Page
129
Last Page
138
Abstract
The earliest U.S. labor beat reporters emerged in the 1870s. The beat flourished through the first half of the twentieth century, with labor broadcast programming as well. In the 1970s, labor journalism began to falter as an ascendant corporate news media changed the focus of news about work. This chapter charts the history of U.S. labor journalism over a century and a half, including the reasons behind the great absence of reporting on workers in the latter twentieth century, and the renewed interest in reporting on workers in the United States in the twenty-first century.
Department
Department of Communication and Media
Original Publication Date
1-1-2023
DOI of published version
10.4324/9781003245131-16
Recommended Citation
Martin, Christopher R., "Labor Journalism History: The Missing Story of Workers" (2023). Faculty Publications. 5495.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/facpub/5495
