"Printed news started out as, essentially, collections of letters to the editor. Newspapers did not routinely employ full-time reporters until the 19th century. At that point, the older meaning of 'journalist' " someone who keeps a journal " disappeared, and the word began to refer solely to news-gatherers. Similarly, interviews and in-person reporting did not […]
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:12PM on August 13, 2019