The Americanization of the British Press, 1830s-1914 [electronic resource] : Speed in the Age of Transatlantic Journalism /
Wiener, J.author.
The first book to compare and contrast the rise of mass circulation press in Britain and America. It provides insights into the origins of tabloid journalism and explores a range of cross-cultural and literary issues, tracing the history of key newspapers and the careers of influential journalists such as Bennett, Russell, Harmsworth and Pulitzer.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Illustrations; Introduction; Chapter 1 The Fear of Americanization; Chapter 2 The Beginnings of Sensationalism; Chapter 3 The Democratization of News; Chapter 4 The Stimulus of War; Chapter 5 Expansion of the Press; Chapter 6 Gossip and Other Matters; Chapter 7 The New Journalism: Pulitzer and Stead; Chapter 8 A Mass Press: Hearst and Harmsworth; Chapter 9 The Modernization of Journalism; Selected Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The first book to compare and contrast the rise of mass circulation press in Britain and America. It provides insights into the origins of tabloid journalism and explores a range of cross-cultural and literary issues, tracing the history of key newspapers and the careers of influential journalists such as Bennett, Russell, Harmsworth and Pulitzer.
Communication.
United States—History.
History, Modern.
Great Britain—History.
America—History.
Social history.
Media Studies.
US History.
Modern History.
History of Britain and Ireland.
History of the Americas.
Social History.