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Albert Shaw
1857–1947
A leading voice in Progressive Era journalism, he shaped public debate through the influential Review of Reviews and wrote widely on politics, cities, and public affairs.
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The business career in its public relations
by Albert Shaw
About the author
Born in Shandon, Ohio, on July 23, 1857, Albert Shaw became an American journalist, editor, and academic best known for his long association with the Review of Reviews. He studied at what is now Grinnell College and later at Johns Hopkins University, and early in his career he also taught at Cornell before moving fully into magazine journalism.
Shaw is most closely linked with the American Review of Reviews, which he edited and published for much of his career. The magazine gathered and interpreted reporting and opinion on politics, reform, labor, municipal government, and international affairs, helping make him a prominent commentator during the Progressive Era.
He also wrote books on government and political development, and his career reflects the strong interest of his time in reform, public policy, and civic life. Shaw died on June 25, 1947.