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The Americanization of the British Press, 1830s-1914

Speed in the Age of Transatlantic Journalism

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  • © 2011

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Authors:
  1. Joel H. Wiener

    1. the City University of New York, USA

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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 (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction

    • Joel H. Wiener
    Pages 1-9

  3. The Fear of Americanization

    • Joel H. Wiener
    Pages 10-27

  4. The Beginnings of Sensationalism

    • Joel H. Wiener
    Pages 28-53

  5. The Democratization of News

    • Joel H. Wiener
    Pages 54-79

  6. The Stimulus of War

    • Joel H. Wiener
    Pages 80-101

  7. Expansion of the Press

    • Joel H. Wiener
    Pages 102-128

  8. Gossip and Other Matters

    • Joel H. Wiener
    Pages 129-153

  9. The New Journalism: Pulitzer and Stead

    • Joel H. Wiener
    Pages 154-182

  10. A Mass Press: Hearst and Harmsworth

    • Joel H. Wiener
    Pages 183-210

  11. The Modernization of Journalism

    • Joel H. Wiener
    Pages 211-234

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 235-253
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About this book

The first book to compare and contrast the rise of mass circulation press in Britain and America. It provides insights into the origins of tabloid journalism and explores a range of cross-cultural and literary issues, tracing the history of key newspapers and the careers of influential journalists such as Bennett, Russell, Harmsworth and Pulitzer.

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Winner of the 2012 Robert and Vineta Colby Scholarly Book Prize

Authors and Affiliations

  • the City University of New York, USA

    Joel H. Wiener

About the author

JOEL H. WIENER is Professor Emeritus of History at the City University of New York, USA. He has published and edited many books and articles on British press history and aspects of Nineteenth- and Twentieth-century British History. His books include The War of the Unstamped (1969) and Papers for the Millions: the New Journalism in Britain, 1850s to 1914 (1988). Professor Wiener is also a former president of the Research Society for British Periodicals.

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