A Narrative History of the American Press

Author:   Gregory Borchard
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781138998469


Pages:   274
Publication Date:   14 August 2018
Format:   Paperback
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Beginning with the American Revolution and spanning over two hundred years of American journalism, A Narrative History of the American Press provides an overview of the events, institutions, and people who have shaped the press, from the creation of the First Amendment to today. Gregory A. Borchard’s introductory text helps readers develop an understanding of the role of the press in both the U.S. and world history, and how American culture has shaped—and been shaped by—the role of journalism in everyday life. The text, along with a rich array of supplemental materials available online, provides students with the tools used by both reporters and historians to understand the present through the past, allowing readers to use the history of journalism as a lens for implementing their own storytelling, reporting, and critical analysis skills.

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Author:   Gregory Borchard
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.385kg
ISBN:  

9781138998469


ISBN 10:   113899846
Pages:   274
Publication Date:   14 August 2018
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

"Introduction Ch. 1, Pre-Revolution Print: The Colonial Origins of the American Press Ch. 2, Thomas Paine, the Partisan Press, and ""The Dark Ages of American Journalism"" Ch. 3, The Penny Press: Sensationalism, Populism, and Progress Ch. 4, Nineteenth-Century Publishing Innovations in Content and Technology Ch. 5, The Press in the Civil War Era: Pioneers in Print and Photography Ch. 6, The Press in Transition: From Reconstruction to the Gilded Age Ch. 7, Muckraking: Reporters and Reform Ch. 8, Yellow Journalism: Pulitzer and Hearst Battle for Readers Ch. 9, Public Relations: How the Press Launched an Agency of Its Own Ch. 10, Early Infotainment in Broadcast and Film Ch. 11, The Press at War: Propaganda in Print and Film Ch. 12, The Press in the Cold War: Murrow, McCarthy, and Shakespeare Ch. 13, New Journalism and the Counterculture: Watchdogs and Watergate Ch. 14, The Press and the Making of Modern Media Conclusion Afterword"

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At last: a Zenger-to-Twitter history of the American press, covering the vast subject from the perspective of journalists and their critics alike, with breathtakingly advancing technologies and the guarantees of the First Amendment as constant subtexts. Gregory Borchard, a leading scholar in this field, has done an outstanding job.ã This book should at once become-and remain-the standard reference on the subject. -Harold Holzer, Hunter College The history of this country is the history of journalism. No one tells this story with more care, skill and elegance than Gregory Borchard. -William McKeen, Boston University


""The history of this country is the history of journalism. No one tells this story with more care, skill, and elegance than Gregory Borchard."" –William McKeen, Boston University, USA ""At last: a Zenger-to-Twitter history of the American press, covering the vast subject from the perspective of journalists and their critics alike, with breathtakingly advancing technologies and the guarantees of the First Amendment as constant subtexts. Gregory Borchard, a leading scholar in this field, has done an outstanding job. This book should at once become—and remain—the standard reference on the subject."" –Harold Holzer, Hunter College, USA


Author Information

Gregory A. Borchard, a Professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), USA, teaches courses for the Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies in journalism history, reporting, and research methods. Borchard's previous books include Lincoln Mediated: The President and the Press through Nineteenth-Century Media (Routledge, 2015), Abraham Lincoln and Horace Greeley (2011), and Journalism in the Civil War Era (2010).

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