Scripps Newspapers Go to War, 1914-18

Name: Scripps Newspapers Go to War, 1914-18
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ISBN: 9780252031588

ISBN-10: 025203158X

ISBN-13: 9780252031588

Edition: 2007

Authors: Dale Zacher

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A telling look at the inner workings of one of the nation's most dominant news outlets during wartimeIn an age before radio and television, E. W. Scripps's ownership of twenty-one newspapers, a major news wire service, and a prominent news syndication service represented the first truly national media organization in the United States. InThe Scripps Newspapers Go to War, 1914-18,Dale Zacher details the scope, organization, and character of the mighty Scripps empire during World War I to reveal how the pressures of the market, government censorship, propaganda, and progressivism transformed news coverage during wartime. This volume presents the first systematic look at the daily operations…

Book details

List price: $62.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Publication date: 6/26/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 304
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.474
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



The Concern: June 27, 1914



Seeds Get Planted: June 1914 to May 1915



Harsh Realities: May to November 1915



"Genuine Enthusiastic Support": November 1915 to November 1916



Democracy versus Autocracy: December 1916 to July 1917



"To Advocate a Policy and to Yourself Meet Its Requirements": July to December 1917



Reconsidering an "Ostrich Type of Patriotism": 1918


Conclusion: "Harder ... to Be of Public Service"


Notes


Bibliography


Index