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Overview"Sensationalistic stories have attracted readers for as long as reading has been a popular form of entertainment. Readers have been frightened and revolted, yet at the same time fascinated, by stories of crime, assault, death, thievery, kidnapping, murder, rape, scandal, love triangles, and their associated miscreants. Starting in the 1830s this morbid interest in lurid stories fueled the unprecedented growth of sensationalist newspapers that titillated and shocked their many readers. This study of sensationalism describes how newspapers added lurid details of crime, murder, scandal, gossip, and gruesome accidents to their coverage of news events in an effort to attract as many readers as they could. This type of sensationalism in journalism was characterized by hyperbole and exaggerated details. It was purposely meant to grab the attention of the reader and keep him or her reading. For the next hundred years this sensationalized journalism continued, later spilling over into radio and television news. Along the way, the ""yellow journalism"" wars of the newspapers of the 1880s and 1890s produced bold headlines, sensationalized illustrations, exaggeration of news events, and a scandalous slant to reporting that included false quotes and misleading information. Sensational reporting continued with muckraking reporting in the early 1900s as journalistic crusaders worked to expose municipal corruption, corporate greed, and misconduct in American business." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jeremy AgnewPublisher: McFarland & Co Inc Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc ISBN: 9781476692319ISBN 10: 1476692319 Pages: 277 Publication Date: 31 May 2024 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Forthcoming Availability: Not yet available  This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsTable of Contents Preface 1. Fear, Thrills and Titillation 2. New York, New York 3. The Special Fears of Women 4. The Penny Press 5. The Flash Newspapers 6. Questionable Advertising 7. The Murder of Helen Jewett 8. The Mystery of Mary Rogers 9. Lurid Scandals 10. Humbugs and Hoaxes 11. Eye-Catching Illustrations 12. The Police Gazette 13. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper 14. Yellow Journalism 15. Nellie Bly and Stunt Reporting 16. The Era of Muckraking 17. Tabloid Media Postscript Appendix: Approximate Dates of Journalistic Periods Chapter Notes Bibliography IndexReviewsAuthor InformationJeremy Agnew, a biomedical electronics consultant, holds a PhD in engineering and has been involved in the design and manufacture of medical devices for more than 30 years. He lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and has written several books on the Old West. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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