David B. Sachsman and David W. Bulla have gathered a colorful
collection of essays exploring sensationalism in nineteenth-century
newspaper reporting. The contributors analyze the role of
sensationalism and tell the story of both the rise of the penny
press in the 1830s and the careers of specific editors and
reporters dedicated to this particular journalistic style.
Divided into four sections, the first, titled "The Many Faces of
Sensationalism," provides an eloquent defense of yellow journalism,
analyzes the place of sensational pictures, and provides a detailed
examination of the changes in reporting over a twenty-year span.
The second part, "Mudslinging, Muckraking, Scandals, and Yellow
Journalism," focuses on sensationalism and the American presidency
as well as why journalistic muckraking came to fruition in the
Progressive Era.
The third section, "Murder, Mayhem, Stunts, Hoaxes, and
Disasters," features a groundbreaking discussion of the place of
religion and death in nineteenth-century newspapers. The final
section explains the connection between sensationalism and hatred.
This is a must-read book for any historian, journalist, or person
interested in American culture.
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