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PublisherUniversity of Missouri Press

ISBN-100826211887

ISBN-139780826211880

eBay Product ID (ePID)868727

Product Key Features

Number of Pages260 Pages

Publication NameCreed for My Profession : Walter Williams, Journalist to the World

LanguageEnglish

SubjectEditors, Journalists, Publishers, General, Literary, Historical

Publication Year1999

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaBiography & Autobiography

AuthorRonald T. Farrar

SeriesMissouri Biography Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight20 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN98-039815

Dewey Edition21

TitleLeadingA

ReviewsFrom The Journalist's Creed: I believe in the profession of journalism. I believe that the public journal is a public trust; that all connected with it are, to the full measure of their responsibility, trustees for the public; that acceptance of lesser service than the public service is a betrayal of this trust. . . . "Walter Williams found journalism a trade--and helped make it a profession."-- New York Times, From The Journalist's Creed: I believe in the profession of journalism. I believe that the public journal is a public trust; that all connected with it are, to the full measure of their responsibility, trustees for the public; that acceptance of lesser service than the public service is a betrayal of this trust. . . . "Walter Williams found journalism a trade-and helped make it a profession."- New York Times

Grade FromCollege Freshman

Series Volume Number1

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal070/.92

Grade ToCollege Graduate Student

Table Of ContentContents Acknowledgments Introduction 1 Boonville 2 Young Walter 3 A Toe in the Door 4 Transitions 5 The Most Popular Man in Columbia 6 A Door Opens, Then Closes 7 Breakthrough 8 "We Must Begin" 9 For Worse--and for Betterment 10 Losses--and a Gain 11 Sara 12 "I Believe in the Profession" 13 Depression 14 "As Much as Any Man" Epilogue Appendix Index

SynopsisThis superb biography provides for the first time a candid look at the remarkable life of Walter Williams, the man who founded the world's first school of journalism and perhaps contributed more toward the promotion of professional journalism than any other person of his time. Williams, the youngest of six children, was born in Boonville, Missouri, in 1864. Never an athletic child, he always had a love of books and of learning; yet, he scarcely had a high school education. He began his journalistic career as a printer's devil at seventy cents per week and eventually became editor and part- owner of a weekly in Columbia, Missouri. During his time as an editor, Williams became convinced that journalism would never reach its potential until its practitioners had the opportunity for university training in their field. After years of crusading, he established the first journalism school, on the University of Missouri campus. Later, he was chosen president of the University of Missouri, which he led with distinction during the Great Depression. Williams was an unwavering advocate of high professional standards. His Journalist's Creed became one of the most widely circulated codes of professional ethics. Williams inspired the confidence of his fellow journalists, and he carried his message to nearly every country in which newspapers were published. Not only did he invent journalism education, he also created global organizations of journalists and spread the gospel of professionalism throughout the world. His death, in 1935, was mourned throughout the United States, and editorial tributes came from around the world. As one British editor succinctly put it, "Williams was not born to greatness. Neither was it thrust upon him. Literally, he achieved greatness."

LC Classification NumberPN4874