The commercialization of news in the nineteenth century / Gerald J. Baldasty.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baldasty, Gerald J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Press--United States--History--19th century.

Press.

Journalism--Economic aspects--United States--History--19th century.

Journalism.

American newspapers--Economic aspects--History--19th century.

American newspapers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 227 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, 1992.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This work traces the major transformation of newspapers from a politically based press to a commercially based press in the 19th century. Gerald J. Baldasty argues that broad changes in American society, the national economy and the newspaper industry brought about this dramatic shift.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Tables and Figures

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter One. American Political Parties and the Press

Chapter Two. New Directions in American Journalism

Chapter Three. Advertising and the Press

Chapter Four. Newspapers as Businesses

Chapter Five. Shaping and Packaging the News: Luring Readers and Advertisers

Chapter Six. The Commercialization of News

Appendix 1. Content Analysis Scheme

Appendix 2. Content Analysis Tables

Notes

Selected Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-224) and index.

ISBN:

9780299134037

0299134032

OCLC:

667271484