For the Record: An Oral History of Rochester, Ny, Newsworkers

by Bonnie Brennen

Book Overview

For the Record focuses on the experiences of journalists, primarily in their own words, who worked in Rochester, New York, on the Gannett owned Democrat & Chronicle and the Times Union.

While there are occasional glimpses back to the beginning of the twentieth century and conversations regarding current newsroom policies by those who are still involved in the business, most of the material in this study centers on Gannett...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823221377
• ISBN13: 9780823221370
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Length: 181 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 12.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

For The Record

A well written, if somewhat academic,review of newspaper publication...when reporters and editors were hard drinking and totally committed to their work, community and getting out the news. I worked for the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle as a cub reporter and was delighted to find references to some of the lions of the newsroom and, also, sadly, to the second-class status of woman reporters in those days. I would heartedly recommend the book to those who study journalism and those that may not fully understand the meaning and importance of the printed news and views.