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Powers of the Press Newspapers, Power and the Public in Nineteenth-Century England
By Aled Jones
Copyright 1996
248 Pages
by
Routledge
248 Pages
by
Routledge
248 Pages
by
Routledge
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The power of the popular press presents all modern societies with difficulties. It is, however, a problem with a history: the hold of the press over public opinion was debated with urgency throughout the 19th century. This book looks at the ways in which individuals, pressure groups, political organisations and the state sought to understand the mass communications media of the 19th century, and... Read more
Contents: Introduction; THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS - The inherited narrative; State regulation and its opponents; THE NEWSPAPER IMAGINED - Emblems and mottoes; Verse and fiction; IMPOSING ORDER: HISTORIANS AND INDEXERS - Newspaper history; Directories, indexes and collections; THE VOICE OF THE CHARMER - Moral philosophy and communication; Newspapers and the problem of public opinion; THE CULTURAL DEBATE - Poison and antidote; Respectable practice; THE POLITICAL DEBATE - Liberalism and the politics of the market-place; The conservative ’moral strategy’; JOURNALISM AND PUBLIC DISCUSSION - Newspaper reading; Reader-critics; Appendix; Index.
Biography
Aled Jones
'here is a book which stands out both for the range of its research and the intelligence displayed in its depth of content. Press historians have been set a standard to emulate, and it is one they cannot ignore.' Social History Society Bulletin 'An ambitious impressively researched volume and a very good reference book for anyone working on nineteenth century journalism.' Studies in English Literature 1500-1900 'There is...much in this volume to savor both of an empirical and a theoretical nature.' Albion
