Ross F. Collins: Readings & Resources

A free press: the historian's view
The State of journalism and its history.
Speech to the American Journalism Historians Association 2019.
Ross F. Collins photography: Recent work, legacy images, foundations.
Fear fake news? Then get Ross's poster! (Free pdf download). Or buy a Fear Fake News mug, t-shirt or other novelty and contribute to the Dorothy Collins endowment for student scholarships.
Ross's Durable Dozen. Twelve classic principles for professional writers in mass media.
"The Press at the Century's Turn. Cultural icon, corporate behemoth, corrupted arbiter." Presentation for "The Coming of the Great War," symposium, National World War I Museum, Kansas City.
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Choosing your career in mass media
Are you confused about the many career choices available in the mass media? Of course you are! Well, why not find some answers now? Consult Ross's chart.
Children, War and Propaganda
A troubling development of the brutal century recently passed has been the growing use of children for war. As the world wars changed societies in so many ways, they also changed expectations for children during wartime. In total war, war on an immense, world-wide scale, everyone worked. Including children of all ages. (The 2023 edition, extensively revised, is available in paperback.)
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