The Americanization of the British Press, 1830s-1914: Speed in the Age of Transatlantic Journalism

by J. Wiener

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780230581869
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	10/03/2011
Series:	Palgrave Studies in the History of the Media
Edition description:	2011
Pages:	253
Sales rank:	320,544
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

JOEL H. WIENER is Professor Emeritus of History at the City University of New York, USA. He has published and edited many books and articles on British press history and aspects of Nineteenth- and Twentieth-century British History. His books include The War of the Unstamped (1969) and Papers for the Millions: the New Journalism in Britain, 1850s to 1914 (1988). Professor Wiener is also a former president of the Research Society for British Periodicals.

Table of Contents

Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction The Fear of Americanization The Beginnings of Sensationalism The Democratization of News The Stimulus of War Expansion of the Press Gossip and other Matters The New Journalism: Pulitzer and Stead A Mass Press: Hearst and Harmsworth The Modernization of Journalism Selected Bibliography

Editorial Reviews

Winner of the 2012 Robert and Vineta Colby Scholarly Book Prize

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