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American newspapers redefined journalism after the Civil War by breaking away from the editorial and financial control of the Democratic and Republican parties. Smythe chronicles the rise of the New Journalism, where pegging newspaper sales to market forces was the cost of editorial independence. Successful papers in post-bellum America thrived by catering to a mass audience, which increased their circulations and raised their advertising revenues. Still active politically, independent editors now sought to influence their readers' opinions themselves rather than serve as conduits for the party line.
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
A Changing Nation and a Changing Press, 1865-1872
Partisanship Under Attack, 1865-1872
Rural and Regional Journalism, 1865-1882
The Growth of an Independent Press, 1873-1882
A New Journalism Forms in the Midwest, 1873-1882
Western Journalism Invades New York, 1883-1885
The Commercial Press and New Technologies, 1886-1895
Newsmongers, 1883-1895
The Yellow Press, 1896-1900
Reflections on the Gilded Age Press
Bibliographical Essay
Sources
Index
Product details
Published | 30 Aug 2003 |
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Format | Hardback |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 256 |
ISBN | 9780313300806 |
Imprint | Praeger |
Dimensions | 235 x 156 mm |
Series | The History of American Journalism |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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