TITLE

Beltway Journalism

AUTHOR(S)

Eastland, Terry

PUB. DATE

June 1993

SOURCE

National Review;6/21/1993, Vol. 45 Issue 12, p39

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

The article focuses on the popularity of using the term background and its variations, in reporting in Washington as of June 1993. The term means relaying news items without naming the specific person involved, including the source of the information. Deep background, meanwhile, would be defined as using the passive voice. The Washington bureau of the "Wall Street Journal" tried to limit being on background, due to the problems of using anonymous sources. Bob Woodward of the "Washington Post," published the best-seller, "The Commanders," where he claimed that most of the people he interviewed, talked about deep background.

ACCESSION #

9306110131

Tags: JOURNALISM -- United States;  REPORTERS & reporting;  PUBLIC opinion;  WOODWARD, Bob, 1943-;  COMMANDERS, The (Book);  PRESS;  NEWS agencies;  NEWSPAPERS

 

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