The News of the world and the British press, 1843-2011 : journalism for the rich, journalism for the poor

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The News of the world and the British press, 1843-2011 : journalism for the rich, journalism for the poor

edited by Laurel Brake, Chandrika Kaul and Mark W. Turner

(Palgrave studies in the history of the media)

Palgrave Macmillan, 2016

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Bibliography: p. 290-294

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This volume is the first scholarly treatment of the News of the World from news-rich broadsheet to sensational tabloid. Contributors uncover new facts and discuss a range of topics including Sunday journalism, gender, crime, empire, political cartoons, the mass market, investigative techniques and the Leveson Inquiry.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction 1. The Foundation and Early Years of the News of the World: 'Capacious Double Sheets'
  • James Mussell 2. Re-branding the News of the World: 1856-1890
  • Laurel Brake and Mark W. Turner 3. Re-Branding the News of the World: 1891 and After
  • Laurel Brake and Mark W. Turner 4. 'Child Slavery in England': The News of the World and Campaigning for Children (1843-1878)
  • Melissa Score 5. Imagining the Mass-Market Woman Reader: The News of the World, 1843-77
  • Alexis Easley 6. News of the Imperial World: Popular Print Culture, the News of the World and India in the Late Nineteenth Century
  • Chandrika Kaul 7. Residual Radicalism as a Popular Commercial Strategy: Beginnings and Endings
  • Martin Conboy 8. Passports to Oblivion: J. M. Staniforth's Political Cartoons for the News of the World, 1893-1921
  • Chris Williams 9. 'Woman as Husband': Gender, Sexuality and Humour in the News of the World 1910-1950s
  • Alison Oram 10. The Irish Edition - From 'Filthy Scandal Sheet' to 'Old Friend' of the Taoiseach
  • Kevin Rafter 11. 'One in Every Two Households': The News of the World in the 1950s
  • John Stokes 12. Bringing Popular Journalism into Disrepute: The News of the World, the Public and Politics, 1953-2011
  • Kevin Williams 13. 'Gross Interference with the Course of Justice': The News of the World and the Moors Murder trial
  • Adrian Bingham 14. Harbingers of the Future: Rupert Murdoch's Takeover of the News of the World Organisation
  • Julian Petley 15. The Downfall of the News of the World: The Decline of the English Newspaper and the Double-Edged Sword of Technology
  • James Rodgers Afterword: Lessons of the Leveson Inquiry into the British Press
  • Neil Berry

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  • NCID
    BB23885393
  • ISBN
    • 9781137392039
  • LCCN
    2015023517
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Basingstoke, Hampshire
  • Pages/Volumes
    xiii, 311 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
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