The Polish Hearst : Ameryka-Echo and the Public Role of the Immigrant Press / Anna D Jaroszynska-Kirchmann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jaroszyńska-Kirchmann, Anna D.

Series:

History of communication.

History of communication

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Polish Americans--Cultural assimilation.

Polish Americans.

Polish Americans--Intellectual life.

Letter writing--United States--History--20th century.

Letter writing.

Letter writing--United States--History--19th century.

Polish American newspapers--History.

Polish American newspapers.

Newspaper publishing--United States--History--20th century.

Newspaper publishing.

Newspaper publishing--United States--History--19th century.

Publishers and publishing--United States--Biography.

Publishers and publishing.

Ameryka echo (Toledo, Ohio : 1902).

Paryski, A. A. (Antoni A.), 1865-1935.

Paryski, A. A.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Urbana, Illinois : University of Illinois Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Arriving in the U.S. in 1883, typesetter Antoni A. Paryski founded a publishing empire that earned him the nickname "The Polish Hearst." His weekly Ameryka-Echo became a defining publication in the international Polish diaspora and its much-read letters section a public sphere for immigrants to come together as a community to discuss issues in their own language. Anna D. Jaroszynska-Kirchmann mines seven decades' worth of thoughts expressed by Ameryka-Echo readers to chronicle the ethnic press's long-overlooked role in the immigrant experience. Open and unedited debate harkened back to homegrown journalistic traditions, and The Polish Hearst opens the door on the nuances of an editorial philosophy that cultivated readers as important content creators. As Jaroszynska-Kirchmann shows, ethnic publications in the process forged immigrant social networks and pushed notions of education and self-improvement throughout Polonia. "-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""1 Antoni A. Paryski""; ""2 The Price of Independence""; ""3 The Business of Ameryka-Echo""; ""4 Ameryka-Echo in Changing Times""; ""5 Oswiata and Ameryka-Echo""; ""6 Letter-Writing Communities in the Polish American Press""; ""7 The Corner for Everybody""; ""8 Private Letters in the Public Sphere""; ""Epilogue""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

OCLC:

907290383