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The News of the World and the British Press, 1843-2011

'Journalism for the Rich, Journalism for the Poor'

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  • © 2016

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Editors:
  1. Laurel Brake

    1. Birkbeck, University of London, UK

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  2. Chandrika Kaul

    1. University of St Andrews, UK

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  3. Mark W. Turner

    1. King’s College London, UK

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Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in the History of the Media (PSHM)

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction

    • Laurel Brake, Chandrika Kaul, Mark W. Turner
    Pages 1-10

  3. The Foundation and Early Years of the News of the World: ‘Capacious Double Sheets’

    • James Mussell
    Pages 11-26

  4. Rebranding the News of the World: 1856–90

    • Laurel Brake, Mark W. Turner
    Pages 27-42

  5. Rebranding the News of the World: 1891 and After

    • Laurel Brake, Mark W. Turner
    Pages 43-62

  6. ‘Child Slavery in England’: The News of the World and Campaigning for Children (1843–78)

    • Melissa Score
    Pages 63-80

  7. Imagining the Mass-market Woman Reader: The News of the World, 1843–77

    • Alexis Easley
    Pages 81-99

  8. News of the Imperial World: Popular Print Culture, the News of the World and India in the late Nineteenth Century

    • Chandrika Kaul
    Pages 100-116

  9. Residual Radicalism as a Popular Commercial Strategy: Beginnings and Endings

    • Martin Conboy
    Pages 117-134

  10. Passports to Oblivion: J.M. Staniforth’s Political Cartoons for the News of the World, 1893–1921

    • Chris Williams
    Pages 135-158

  11. ‘Woman as Husband’: Gender, Sexuality and Humour in the News of the World 1910–50s

    • Alison Oram
    Pages 159-178

  12. The Irish Edition — From ‘Filthy Scandal Sheet’ to ‘Old Friend’ of the Taoiseach

    • Kevin Rafter
    Pages 179-194

  13. ‘One in Every Two Households’: The News of the World in the 1950s

    • John Stokes
    Pages 195-212

  14. Bringing Popular Journalism into Disrepute: The News of the World, the Public and Politics 1953–2011

    • Kevin Williams
    Pages 213-228

  15. ‘Gross Interference with the Course of Justice’: The News of the World and the Moors Murder Trial

    • Adrian Bingham
    Pages 229-243

  16. Harbingers of the Future: Rupert Murdoch’s Takeover of the News of the World Organisation

    • Julian Petley
    Pages 244-265

  17. The Downfall of the News of the World: The Decline of the English Newspaper and the Double-edged Sword of Technology

    • James Rodgers
    Pages 266-279

  18. Afterword: Lessons of the Leveson Inquiry into the British Press

    • Neil Berry
    Pages 280-286

  19. Back Matter

    Pages 287-311
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About this book

This volume is the first scholarly treatment of the News of the World from news-rich broadsheet to sensational tabloid. Contributors uncover new facts and discuss a range of topics including Sunday journalism, gender, crime, empire, political cartoons, the mass market, investigative techniques and the Leveson Inquiry.

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'The News of the World was one of the most important publications in the history of the press in the British Isles. This collection of stimulating and scholarly essays provides the first, detailed examination of its history and is essential reading for anyone interested in the press and its changing role in British society since the 1840s.' - Professor Tom O'Malley, Aberystwyth University, UK

Editors and Affiliations

  • Birkbeck, University of London, UK

    Laurel Brake

  • University of St Andrews, UK

    Chandrika Kaul

  • King’s College London, UK

    Mark W. Turner

About the editors

Neil Berry, Independent Scholar, UK Adrian Bingham, University of Sheffield, UK Martin Conboy, University of Sheffield, UK Alexis Easley, University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA James Mussell, University of Leeds, UK Alison Oram, Leeds Beckett University, UK Julian Petley, Brunel University, UK Kevin Rafter, Dublin City University, Ireland James Rodgers, City University London, UK Melissa Score, Kensington and Chelsea College, UK John Stokes, King's College London, UK Chris Williams, Cardiff University, UK Kevin Williams, Swansea University, UK

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