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Albert Shaw
1857–1947
A leading voice in American journalism at the turn of the 20th century, this editor and writer helped make big political and social questions readable for a wide audience. His work often centered on government, reform, and the changing modern world.
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The business career in its public relations
by Albert Shaw
About the author
Born in Shandon, Ohio, in 1857, Albert Shaw grew up in the Midwest and studied at Iowa College, now Grinnell College, where he focused on constitutional history and economic science. He later earned a Ph.D. at Johns Hopkins University, building an early reputation as a serious student of politics and public life.
Shaw worked as a journalist for the Minneapolis Tribune before taking on the role that defined his career: editor of The American Review of Reviews. He led the magazine from 1891 until it ended in 1937, helping readers follow public affairs, reform movements, and international developments in an accessible way.
He also wrote books on municipal government and political development, showing a lasting interest in how cities and institutions could work better. Today, he is remembered as a journalist, editor, and public thinker who connected scholarship with everyday civic debate.