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Today's serious nonfiction writer is important to society because from a solid background of social sciences, combined with the journalistic skills of a reporter, one moves beyond the reporter function to the front edge of our emerging society.

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— Betty Friedan, May 1978, 30th Anniversary Journal, American Society of Journalists and Authors

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American Society of Journalists and Authors (1983). Glen Evans (ed.). The Complete Guide to Writing Non-Fiction. Cincinnati, Ohio: Writer's Digest Books. pp. Page 5. ISBN 0-89879-117-0.