How I Became A Girl Reporter
$ 10.00
Author: Hyman Goldberg
Publisher: Popular Library 357
Year: 1951 Print: 1 Cover Price: $
Condition: Book Grades. Very Good. Light wear.
Genre: Non Fiction/GGA/Biography/Satire
Pages: 160
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The book belongs to the humorous memoir and biographical satire genres. It leans heavily into mid-century comedy, journalism anecdotes, and tongue-in-cheek social commentary regarding gender and the media.
The book follows the comical professional transition of Hyman Goldberg. He began his journalism career as a traditional "boy reporter," covering gritty, hard-hitting stories like murders, police beats, and major catastrophes. However, he eventually shifts roles to become a "girl reporter". In this context, the term refers to his new assignment writing sensationalized, human-interest feature stories for Sunday newspaper supplements—a beat traditionally associated with or targeted toward female readers and writers of that era.