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Eyes and Ears of a Profession:
Early newspapers didn't employ reporters as we known that term today. The editor seldom left the office in search of news but waited for it to come to him via the mail or other newspapers. Early on, the term reporter may have been used in reference to those who used shorthand to record events as they happened. That's what reporters do: They write accounts of events based on observation and interviews. Photojournalists also are reporters -- they use images to tell the story. |