About this book
The American Newspaper is a critical study of journalism conducted by Will Irwin from 1909 to 1910 spanning fifteen articles that discuss the origins, purposes, and principles to which journalists should aspire. The article series appeared in Collier's in serialized form in 1911. Summary by progressingamerica
Chapters (15)
1The Power of the Press
2The Dim Beginnings
3The Fourth Current
4The Spread and Decline of Yellow Journalism
5What Is News?
6The Editor and the News
7The Reporter and the News
8All the News That's Fit to Print
9The Advertising Influence
10The Unhealthy Alliance
11Our Kind of People
12The Foe from Within
13The New Era
14The Press of Two Cities
15The Voice of a Generation
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