Publishing industry and journalism

Modern mainstream journalism faces a very real disturbance of its foundational premise that credible news is gathered and articulated from an objective stance.

From 1880 to 1920, the first truly national visual culture developed in the United States as a result of the completion of the Pacific Railroad.

Traditionally, the history of detective stories as a literary genre begins in the 19th century with the works of Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins, Emile Gaboriau and a handful of other writers.

From the 15th century until the mid-1990s, media based on the printed word--books, magazines, handbills, newspapers, and journals--dominated society.

History is replete with examples of media-created scares and panics.

The present volume of essays examines women's communication as it has evolved historically across multiple mediums.

Millions of Americans know and love Charlie Brown and Snoopy, Blondie and Dagwood, Doonesbury, Li'l Abner, Garfield, Cathy, Beetle Bailey and other such comic strip characters.

Still broadcasting today, the world's first radio station was invented by Charles Herrold in 1909 in San Jose, California.

The Radio Act of August 13, 1912, provided for the licensing of radio operators and transmitting stations for nearly 15 years until Congress passed the Radio Act of 1927.

This memoir by an American journalist explores how entrenched notions of self, family, and tribalism dictate human behavior in our modern world.

This work is an account of the China edition of the U.

Focusing on the Negro American League Buckeyes, this detailed history describes the effects of major league integration on blackball in Cleveland, as well as the controversial role that the local black press played in the transformation.

Long before journalist George Plimpton donned shoulder pads for Paper Lion, sportswriters were stepping onto the field, arena, track and ring.

In this book, scholars examine the many prevailing arguments about media bias from a non-polemical perspective.

This volume examines early black baseball as it was represented in the artwork and written accounts of the popular press.

This book argues that dueling should be looked at as a fundamental part of the history of journalism.

As media industries undergo rapid change, the conditions of media work are shifting just as quickly, with an explosion in the number of journalists working as freelancers.

As media industries undergo rapid change, the conditions of media work are shifting just as quickly, with an explosion in the number of journalists working as freelancers.

In 2014, when Postmedia acquired Quebecor's Sun Media newspaper and online assets, there was a sense that the recent history of newspapers was repeating itself not as comedy or tragedy, but as eulogy.

A critical analysis of how and why journalism can frustrate audiences and inhibit their capacity to be informed citizens.

The constraints of news production and the consequent limitations of news result directly in dissatisfaction throughout news audiences.

The life and times of a landmark creator of Canadian culture.

Editor and publisher, workaholic and romantic, idealist and pioneer, Lorne Pierce once described his editorial desk as "e;an altar at which I serve - the entire cultural life of Canada.

Available at long last, this volume is the posthumous memoir of a peasant from the depths of old Russia who rose to great wealth and influence as his country's most successful publisher.

Available at long last, this volume is the posthumous memoir of a peasant from the depths of old Russia who rose to great wealth and influence as his country's most successful publisher.

A young woman experiences college life amidst constant reminders of ongoing war.

Elizabeth Hillman enrolled at McGill University the week World War II began.

How a train ride to the St.

In 1904, sixteen women travelled together by train to cover the St Louis World's Fair.

No matter where you live, this book explains everything you need to know to break into the challenging and profitable magazine market.

Stephen Ward argues that present media practices are narrowly based within the borders of single country and thus unable to successfully inform the public about a globalized world.

Stephen Ward argues that present media practices are narrowly based within the borders of single country and thus unable to successfully inform the public about a globalized world.

Does objectivity in the news media exist?

Drawing on over a decade of detailed bibliographical investigation, Devereux demonstrates that Rastell was a leading figure in the development of law books, the first printer to create type for music, and a significant figure in the preparation and publication of theological works.

The first newspaperwomen were employed to attract female subscribers and advertising revenue.

Sotiron describes how, in their drive to maximize profits, publishers abandoned partisan politics and adopted sensationalistic journalism to build audiences for advertisers.

Examining cartoons published between 1960 and 1979, Morris shows how the artists dealt with particular aspects of Quebec's political experience.

In January 1992 the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) broadcast The Valour and the Horror, a three-part television series on Canada's role in World War II.

More than 200 rare scientific manuscripts, books, maps, amulets, and magical texts have been brought together from renowned collections in Europe, Canada, Israel, Great Britain, and the United States specifically for this exhibition.

Only in the 1960s did the Soviet government begin to praise Sytin as an important figure in the publishing industry.

A New York Times BestsellerTheodore Roosevelt, accidental president, and Joseph Bishop, newspaper editor, met when the future Rough Rider was police commissioner of New York City.

In The Heart of Central New York: Stories of Historic Homer, NY Martin A.

Winchell and Runyon is about the bittersweet bonding of two legendary journalists who started out as adversaries but ended up as everlasting friends.

When Kenny Albert was growing up, family gatherings sounded a lot like a dispatch from the first all-sports radio station.

At last someone has discovered one of the most fascinating lives of the 20th century.

Reporting Islam examines the coverage of Muslim women in the New York Times from 1979-2011.

Reporting Islam examines the coverage of Muslim women in the New York Times from 1979-2011.

For over a decade, Al Jazeera (Arabic) occupied an unprecedented position among Arab audiences and families.

For over a decade, Al Jazeera (Arabic) occupied an unprecedented position among Arab audiences and families.

The story of western correspondents in Russia is the story of Russia's attitude to the west.