description: A former reporter for The New Republic , Pasley (history, U. of Missouri-Columbia) explores how and by whom the merger between the news media and US political parties was forged in the late 18th century. He says that partnership dominated politics in the country until the 1920 election, when it ended permanently. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
language: English
title: The Tyranny of Printers: Newspaper Politics in the Early American Republic
titlecomplete: The Tyranny of Printers: Newspaper Politics in the Early American Republic (Jeffersonian America)
genres: American History, Journalism, History, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 54
publisher: Univ of Virginia Pr