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Sob Sister Journalism (Hardcover, New)
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Sob Sister Journalism (Hardcover, New)
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On June 25, 1906 an event of little public importance occurred.
Fueled by popular mood and climate, and capitalized upon by the
press, it became the "hottest story" of the century. Phyllis Leslie
Abramson's book recreates the social, political, and economic
climate; the murder; and the subsequent trial that led to the
manifestation of sob sister journalism. The story was prosaic: an
insanely jealous man murdered his wife's lover. The protagonists
were front-page material: Stanford White, famous architect and
womanizer; Harry K. Thaw, scion of an influential family; and the
young and beautiful Evelyn Nesbit. Three famous newspapers chose
four women journalists to provide daily doses of tear-producing
reportage. The sob sisters were born. Exploring the origins of sob
sister journalism, Abramson first surveys turn-of-the-century
America. She includes sections on industrialization, urbanization,
immigration, the political climate, women, the press, and New York
City, and gives biographical sketches of the four female
journalists. The trial itself encompasses the main portion of her
book. Day-by-day courtroom events alternate with the sob sisters'
actual newspaper coverage. The volume concludes with an analysis of
the development of sob sister journalism and the impact of this new
journalistic style. An appendix offers a postscript on the lives of
the protagonists and the sob sisters.
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