Sensational news : the rise of lurid journalism in America, 1830-1930 /

Sensational news : the rise of lurid journalism in America, 1830-1930 /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Agnew, Jeremy, author.
Imprint:	Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2024]
Description:	1 online resource ( vii, 250 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Press -- United States -- History -- 19th century. Press -- United States -- History -- 20th century. Sensationalism in journalism. Journalism -- Objectivity -- United States.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13472574

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ISBN:	9781476652139 1476652139 9781476692319 1476692319
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed March 25, 2024).
Other form:	Print version: Agnew, Jeremy. Sensational news. Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2024] 9781476692319

Table of Contents:

Fears, thrills, and titillation
New York, New York
The special fears of women
The penny press
The flash newspapers
Questionable advertising
The murder of Helen Jewett
The mystery of Mary Rogers
Lurid scandals
Humbugs and hoaxes
Eye-catching illustrations
The Police Gazette
Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper
Yellow journalism
Nellie Bly and stunt reporting
The era of muckraking
Tabloid media.