Copper chorus : mining, politics, and the Montana press, 1889-1959 / Dennis L. Swibold.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Swibold, Dennis L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Journalism--Montana--History--19th century.

Journalism.

Freedom of the press--Montana--History--19th century.

Freedom of the press.

Freedom of the press--Montana--History--20th century.

Anaconda Copper Mining Company.

History.

Montana.

Physical Description:

408 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Helena, Mont. : Montana Historical Society Press ; Guilford, Conn. : Distributed by Globe Pequot Press, 2006.

Summary:

This is the first book devoted to Montana's long history of industrial newspaper ownership and the consequences for democracy. The work also reveals the costs paid by owners and their journalists, whose credibility eroded as their increasingly constricted newspapers lapsed into ambivalence and indifference. The story offers a timeless study of the conflict between commerce and the notion of a free and independent press.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-387) and index.

ISBN:

9780972152280

0972152288

9780975919606

0975919601

OCLC:

62889082

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