The Brass check : a study of American journalism
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The Brass check : a study of American journalism
University of Illinois Press, c2003
- : pbk
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"Reprinted from the ninth edition, published by the author in 1928"--T.p. verso
"Originally published: Long Beach, Calif., 1920"--CIP
Includes index
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ISBN 9780252028052
内容説明
Upton Sinclair wrote 92 books---but is called a two-book author. The first was The Jungle----The Brass Check is the second.
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: pbk ISBN 9780252071102
内容説明
In this systematic critique of the structural basis of U.S. media -- arguably the first one ever published -- Upton Sinclair writes that "American journalism is a class institution serving the rich and spurning the poor." Likening journalists to prostitutes, the title of the book refers to a chit that was issued to patrons of urban brothels of the era.
Fueled by mounting disdain for newspapers run by business tycoons and conservative editors, Sinclair self-published The Brass Check in the years after The Jungle had made him a household name. Despite Sinclair's claim that this was his most important book, it was dismissed by critics and shunned by reviewers. Yet it sold over 150,000 copies and enjoyed numerous printings.
A substantial introduction to this paperback edition by Robert W. McChesney and Ben Scott asserts the book's importance as a cornerstone critique of commercial journalism and a priceless resource for understanding the political turbulence of the Progressive Era.
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