Prophets of the fourth estate
Subtitle: broadsides by press critics of the progressive era
By: Amy Reynolds & Gary R. Hicks
Contributors: Hicks, Gary R., 1962-
Publisher: Litwin Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Duluth, MN
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780980200461
Subjects: Social problems; Progressivism (United States politics); Press coverage; Press and politics; Journalism; History
Description: "An historical look at criticism of the mainstream press during the Progressive Era, consisting of original articles from the time and context-providing essays"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / by Robert Jensen; title: Introduction: Press Criticism and the Progressive Era; title: Charles Edward Russell; title: Who Controls the Newspaper?; title: Public Opinion and the Public Lecture Circuit; title: Advertising Campaigns and National Consumer Culture; title: Moorfield Storey; title: Oswald Garrison Villard, The Nation & Atlantic Monthly; title: Threats to a Free Press: Media Consolidation and Censorship; title: Propaganda and the Rise of Public Relations.