The newsmongers : a history of tabloid journalism
Kirby, Terry2024
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'The Newsmongers' unfolds the seedy history of tabloid journalism, from the first printed 'Strange Newes' sheets of the sixteenth century to the sensationalism of today's digital age. The narrative weaves from Regency gossip writers through New York's 'yellow journalism' battles to the 'sex and sleaze' Sun of the 1970s; and from the Brexit-backing populism of the Daily Mail to the celebrity-obsessed Mail Online of the 2000s. Colourful figures such as Daniel Defoe, Lord Northcliffe, Joseph Pulitzer, William Randolph Hearst, Hugh Cudlipp, Rupert Murdoch, and Robert Maxwell are brought to vivid life.
Main title:
The newsmongers : a history of tabloid journalism / Terry Kirby.
Author:
Kirby, Terry, author
Imprint:
London : Reaktion Books, 2024.
Collation:
391 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 25 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781789149418 (hbk. :)
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2887451
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