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Focusing on pioneers in journalism, contemporary media professionals, and scholars in interpersonal, organizational, and mass communication, this book provides full profiles of 48 outstanding women in communication. Each profile examines the woman's family background, education, mentors, career path, major contributions and achievements, and concludes with a bibliography of the most important scholarly publications. Since communication is a relatively young discipline, many of the women included are at the prime of their professional career. Subjects were selected by a peer-review process. An appendix provides brief highlights of the lives of an additional 29 communication scholars.This is a story of achievement. It is a compilation of essays about the lives and accomplishments of a group of communication professionals, women in communication. All have furthered our understanding of the important role that communication plays in our lives and in the fuctioning of societies. All their stories tell us about an interesting series of choices, obstacles, and opportunities. (From the Foreword by Alan Rubin). Focusing on pioneers in journalism, contemporary media professionals, and scholars in the fields of interpersonal, organizational, and mass communication, this book profiles 48 outstanding women in communication. An appendix highlights an additional 29 communication scholars.Each full profile examines the subject's family background, education, mentors, career path, major contributions and achievements, and concludes with a bibliography of important scholarly contributions. Since communication is a relatively young discipline, many of the women included are at the prime of their professional career. Subjects were selected by a peer-review process.
Hardcover: 528 pages
Publisher: Greenwood (November 14, 1996)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0313291640
ISBN-13: 978-0313291647
Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 1.1 x 9.2 inches
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I read a biography of someone I know well and I was saddened by, in my humble opinion, some exaggeration and revision of history. It should have been unnecessary.
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