The Scripps newspapers go to war, 1914-18 / Dale E. Zacher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zacher, Dale E.

Series:

History of communication.

The history of communication

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1914-1918--Press coverage--United States.

World War, 1914-1918.

E.W. Scripps Company--History.

E.W. Scripps Company.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (303 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Urbana : University of Illinois Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Before radio and television, E. W. Scripps's twenty-one newspapers, major newswire service, and prominent news syndication service comprised the first truly national media organization in the United States. Dale E. Zacher details the scope, organization, and character of the mighty Scripps empire during World War I and reveals how the pressures of the market, government censorship, propaganda, and progressivism transformed news coverage. Zacher's account delves into details inside a major newspaper operation during World War I and provides fascinating accounts of its struggles with competition, attending to patriotic duties, and internal editorial dissent. Zacher also looks at war-related issues, considering the newspapers' relationship with President Woodrow Wilson, American neutrality, the move to join the war, and fallout from disillusionment over the actuality of war. As Zacher shows, the progressive spirit and political independence at the Scripps newspapers came under attack and was changed forever during the era.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. The Concern: June 27, 1914

2. Seeds Get Planted: June 1914 to May 1915

3. Harsh Realities: May to November 1915

4. "Genuine Enthusiastic Support": November 1915 to November 1916

5. Democracy versus Autocracy: December 1916 to July 1917

6. "To Advocate a Policy and to Yourself Meet Its Requirements": July to December 1917

7. Reconsidering an "Ostrich Type of Patriotism": 1918

Conclusion: "Harder . . . to Be of Public Service

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio University, 1999.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-280) and index.

ISBN:

9786613155726

9781283155724

1283155729

9780252092992

0252092996

OCLC:

785781197