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coverage of poverty  

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  • As poverty became a clearly recognized problem during the twentieth century, journalists sought to describe and cover the problem, shedding light on its causes as well as those groups working to alleviate its impact. Coverage of poverty involves politics and economics but also sociology and crime, among other topics. [Source: Encyclopedia of Journalism; Poverty, Coverage of]

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