Challenges conventional wisdom and punctures the prominent myths about an important, but much-misunderstood, period in American journalism history.
Preface Introduction Puncturing the Myths First Use: The Emergence and Diffusion of "Yellow Journalism" The Yellow Press and the Myths of Its Readership Not Likely Sent: The Remington-Hearst "Telegrams" Not to Blame: The Yellow Press and the Spanish-American War Defining the Legacies How Yellow Journalism Lives On: An Analysis of Newspaper Across 100 Years Echoes in Contemporary Journalism: Other Ways in Which the Yellow Press Lives On Tble of Contents Preface Tibliography
W. JOSEPH CAMPBELL an award-winning reporter during his 20-year career in journalism, is an Assistant Professor in the School of Communication at American University. He is the author of The Emergent Independent Press in Benin and Cote d'Ivoire: From Voice of the State to Advocate of Democracy (Praeger, 1998).
"Yellow Journalism, Puncturing the Myths, Defining the Legacies is
an extensively researched, well-written, and myth-shattering study
of the phenomenon of yellow journalism. W. Joseph Campbell uses a
careful reading of the newspapers and periodicals of the era to
create the best picture to date of the yellow journalism era. He
corrects errors in interpretation and establishes a clearer, more
accurate picture of the time period and the phenomenon. This is a
must read' for all interested in this topic."-Dr. Margaret
Blanchard William Rand Kenan Jr. Professor University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill
.,."every journalism historian should at least read chapter three
of the book, which is a compelling and definitive treatment of the
Hearst-Remington telegram."-Journalism History
.,."this book is an excellent companion to recent books about the
press at the turn of the century....Highly recommended for
journalism history collections serving both undergraduates and
advanced scholars."-Choice
?...every journalism historian should at least read chapter three
of the book, which is a compelling and definitive treatment of the
Hearst-Remington telegram.?-Journalism History
?...this book is an excellent companion to recent books about the
press at the turn of the century....Highly recommended for
journalism history collections serving both undergraduates and
advanced scholars.?-Choice
?[c]hallenges several popular misconceptions about this era of
American journalism, particulary the charge that yellow press
coverage propelled the United States into the Spanish-American war.
Moreover, the author argues that yellow journalism had a more
lasting impact on the American press than is commonly realized, as
seen in a variety of innovative news practices and layout elements
that have been passed along largely intact to this day.?-Harvard
Journal of Press/Politics
?Combining content analysis with archival research, this
study...challenges several popular misconceptions about this era of
American journalism, particularly the charge that yellow press
coverage propelled the United States into the Spanish-American
War.?-Harvard Journal of Press/Politics
?Scholars who have followed Joseph Campbell's convention papers
will find much that is familiar in Yellow Journalism. That earlier
work, completed over five years, is integrated into this difinitive
treatment. His research is comprehensive, his assessment keen.
Campbell pricks flawed generalizations that have misrepresented the
Yellow Press since historians first identified it as a distinctive
period in U.S. media history. Because of Campbell's work, almost
everyone who has written about the period, including me, will need
to revise what's been said before. This work is that
significant.?-American Journalism
"Ýc¨hallenges several popular misconceptions about this era of
American journalism, particulary the charge that yellow press
coverage propelled the United States into the Spanish-American war.
Moreover, the author argues that yellow journalism had a more
lasting impact on the American press than is commonly realized, as
seen in a variety of innovative news practices and layout elements
that have been passed along largely intact to this day."-Harvard
Journal of Press/Politics
..."every journalism historian should at least read chapter three
of the book, which is a compelling and definitive treatment of the
Hearst-Remington telegram."-Journalism History
..."this book is an excellent companion to recent books about the
press at the turn of the century....Highly recommended for
journalism history collections serving both undergraduates and
advanced scholars."-Choice
"[c]hallenges several popular misconceptions about this era of
American journalism, particulary the charge that yellow press
coverage propelled the United States into the Spanish-American war.
Moreover, the author argues that yellow journalism had a more
lasting impact on the American press than is commonly realized, as
seen in a variety of innovative news practices and layout elements
that have been passed along largely intact to this day."-Harvard
Journal of Press/Politics
"Combining content analysis with archival research, this
study...challenges several popular misconceptions about this era of
American journalism, particularly the charge that yellow press
coverage propelled the United States into the Spanish-American
War."-Harvard Journal of Press/Politics
"Scholars who have followed Joseph Campbell's convention papers
will find much that is familiar in Yellow Journalism. That earlier
work, completed over five years, is integrated into this difinitive
treatment. His research is comprehensive, his assessment keen.
Campbell pricks flawed generalizations that have misrepresented the
Yellow Press since historians first identified it as a distinctive
period in U.S. media history. Because of Campbell's work, almost
everyone who has written about the period, including me, will need
to revise what's been said before. This work is that
significant."-American Journalism
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