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American Journalism Pt1 (Hardcover)
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American Journalism Pt1 (Hardcover)
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"I would rather live in a country with newspapers and without a
government, than in a country with a government but without
newspapers" - Thomas Jefferson. This is the fifth volume in a set
traces the development of American journalism from its early
beginnings in the 17th century up until 1940. Together the books
outline the enormous changes which the industry underwent, from the
production techniques to journalistic practices and changes in
distribution methods. Media historians considered Hudson's history,
"Journalism in the United States, from 1600-1872 (1873)", to be the
authoritative text for the study of the development of American
journalism, a subject previously neglected by American historians.
The work has remained an important source for modern day scholars.
Hudson (1819-75) became known as "the father of journalism" for his
innovative news-gathering practices and was managing editor of the
New York Herald, which by the outbreak of the Civil War was the
most widely read newspaper in the United States. Alfred McClung
Lee's "The Daily Newspaper in America. The Evolution of a Social
Instrument" is an extensive examination of the newspaper industry
from 1710 to 1936, from a
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