Rasgos de la figura del periodista en los primeros tratados de periodismo en España. Hacia una identidad profesional (1891-1912).

The study analyzes the first journalism textbooks published in Spain between 1891 and 1912, which outline the professional features the reporter in that historical stage should have. Because of its influence on the political, social and cultural regulations, the the journalism activity then claimed a status of its own for itself, which distinguished it from other activities that, as literature, shared the word as an expression tool, and also were published in newspapers and magazines. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]