Narrative History of the American Press

<p>Beginning with the American Revolution and spanning over two hundred years of American journalism, <i>A Narrative History of the American Press </i>provides an overview of the events, institutions, and people who have shaped the press, from the creation of the First Amendment to today. Gregory A. Borchard’s introductory text helps readers develop an understanding of the role of the press in both the U.S. and world history, and how American culture has shaped—and been shaped by—the role of journalism in everyday life. The text, along with a rich array of supplemental materials available online, provides students with the tools used by both reporters and historians to understand the present through the past, allowing readers to use the history of journalism as a lens for implementing their own storytelling, reporting, and critical analysis skills.</p> <p>Introduction</p><p>Ch. 1, Pre-Revolution Print: The Colonial Origins of the American Press</p><p>Ch. 2, Thomas Paine, the Partisan Press, and "The Dark Ages of American Journalism"</p><p>Ch. 3, The Penny Press: Sensationalism, Populism, and Progress</p><p>Ch. 4, Nineteenth-Century Publishing Innovations in Content and Technology</p><p>Ch. 5, The Press in the Civil War Era: Pioneers in Print and Photography</p><p>Ch. 6, The Press in Transition: From Reconstruction to the Gilded Age </p><p>Ch. 7, Muckraking: Reporters and Reform</p><p>Ch. 8, Yellow Journalism: Pulitzer and Hearst Battle for Readers</p><p>Ch. 9, Public Relations: How the Press Launched an Agency of Its Own</p><p>Ch. 10, Early Infotainment in Broadcast and Film</p><p>Ch. 11, The Press at War: Propaganda in Print and Film</p><p>Ch. 12, The Press in the Cold War: Murrow, McCarthy, and Shakespeare</p><p>Ch. 13, New Journalism and the Counterculture: Watchdogs and Watergate </p><p>Ch. 14, The Press and the Making of Modern Media </p><p>Conclusion</p><p>Afterword</p>