NEWS LITERACY HOW JOURNALISTS WORK BY DUCHESS HARRIS JD PHD WITH LAURA LANE Core Library Cover image Journalists must be able to work in many different settings An Imprint of Abdo Publishing abdopublishing com
CHAPTER ONE
THE JOURNALIST'S ROLE TODAY Journalist Barbara Ehrenreich has focused her life's work on sharing with people what's happening and why it's important In 2001 she published an influential book called Nickel and Dimed In it she exposed the plight of the working poor in the United States In her research for the book Ehrenreich went undercover and worked as a waitress hotel maid house cleaner nursing home aide and Walmart salesperson Ehrenreich found these jobs to be mentally and physically exhausting She discovered that many Reporters work hard to meet their deadlines
