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

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

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.

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Main Author: Baldasty, Gerald J.
Format: Government Document Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, ©1992.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Press > United States > History > 19th century.
Journalism > Economic aspects > United States > History > 19th century.
American newspapers > Economic aspects > History > 19th century.
Journalism > Economic aspects > United States > 19th century.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Ch. 1. American Political Parties and the Press
  • Ch. 2. New Directions in American Journalism
  • Ch. 3. Advertising and the Press
  • Ch. 4. Newspapers as Businesses
  • Ch. 5. Shaping and Packaging the News: Luring Readers and Advertisers
  • Ch. 6. The Commercialization of News
  • Appendix 1. Content Analysis Scheme
  • Appendix 2. Content Analysis Tables.

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