The yellow journalism : the press and America's emergence as a world power / David R. Spencer ; fore...
The yellow journalism : the press and America's emergence as a world power / David R. Spencer ; fore...
The yellow journalism : the press and America's emergence as a world power / David R. Spencer ; foreword by Geneva Overholser.
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
Evanston, Ill. : Northwestern University Press, 2007.
Date
2007.
Call Numbers
N071.3/60
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
xvii, 272 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 21 cm.
Contents
Introduction -- The inheritance -- The New York marketplace -- Graphic innovation -- Fact and fiction -- The Spanish-American War and the Hearst myth -- The correspondents -- The illustrators -- Conclusion.
Publication information
Publisher
Evanston, Ill. : Northwestern University Press, 2007.
Place of Publication
Illinois
Date Published
2007.
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Summary
"Most notable among Hearst's competitors was The World, owned and managed by a Jewish immigrant named Joseph Pulitzer. In The Yellow Journalism, David R. Spencer describes how the evolving culture of Victorian journalism was shaped by the Yellow Press. He details how these two papers and others exploited scandal, corruption, and crime among New Yor...
Alternative Titles
Full title
The yellow journalism : the press and America's emergence as a world power / David R. Spencer ; foreword by Geneva Overholser.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Author / Artists
Notes
General note
Visions of the American press.
"Medill School of Journalism."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-255) and index.
Contextual Information
Other version (online)
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
N071.3/60
Record Identifier
74VKOAJoJ2EZ
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKOAJoJ2EZ
Other Identifiers
ISBN
9780810123311 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0810123312 (pbk. : alk. paper)
DDC
071.3
MMS ID
991022577249702626
