The Beginning?!
12/03/20 • 16 min
In this episode, we explore what newspapers and reporting looked like in the early 1800s, and how technology and lower manufacturing costs in the middle of the century led to the greatest newspaper expansion in history. With the newspaper business booming, and the press becoming more informed and independent, Americans had frequent, consistent and easy access to the news--more so than ever before.
Sounds great, right? And it was (mostly) until competition for business led a couple of prominent newspaper publishers to develop new tactics.
In this episode, we explore what newspapers and reporting looked like in the early 1800s, and how technology and lower manufacturing costs in the middle of the century led to the greatest newspaper expansion in history. With the newspaper business booming, and the press becoming more informed and independent, Americans had frequent, consistent and easy access to the news--more so than ever before.
Sounds great, right? And it was (mostly) until competition for business led a couple of prominent newspaper publishers to develop new tactics.
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Yellow Journalism: Season Intro
Have you ever wondered: how the bleep did we get here?! Well, this pod is meant for you! Join us each season as we take deep dives into American history and explore events that led to the current predicaments we find ourselves in. For the first season, we will explore the deep-seated roots of yellow journalism, a Frankenstein-ian creature that seemingly molds itself into whatever generation it finds itself in, looking for every opportunity to warp the way we understand the news and the world around us.
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Hearst v. Pulitzer ?!
Episode 2 tackles the battle between William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer, and how they resorted to yellow journalism in an effort to outsell each other.
Later in the episode, we are joined by Professor Chris Daly of Boston University. Professor Daly is a journalist, author, and historian. After 10 years at the Associated Press and nearly 10 more at the Washington Post, he has been teaching at Boston University since 1997.
Professor Daly is a co-author of:
- “Like A Family” (UNC, 1987), winner of the Beveridge Prize
- “Covering America” (UMass 2012), PROSE Award
- "The Journalist’s Companion” (Routledge, 2018)
And he is writing a new book, “The Democratic Art,” about the role of journalism in the rise of American culture.
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