The Newsmongers
A History of Tabloid Journalism
Book • 2020
The Newsmongers unfolds the seedy history of tabloid journalism, tracing its origins from the sixteenth-century 'Strange Newes' sheets through Regency gossip writers, New York's 'yellow journalism' battles, the sensationalism of the 1970s Sun, to the Brexit-supporting Daily Mail and the celebrity-obsessed Mail Online.
It brings to life key figures such as Daniel Defoe, Lord Northcliffe, Joseph Pulitzer, William Randolph Hearst, Hugh Cudlipp, Rupert Murdoch, and Robert Maxwell.
The book explores unscrupulous journalistic methods including phone hacking, privacy breaches, and bribery, and discusses the impact of the Leveson Inquiry and the rise of 'churnalism' in the digital era.
It brings to life key figures such as Daniel Defoe, Lord Northcliffe, Joseph Pulitzer, William Randolph Hearst, Hugh Cudlipp, Rupert Murdoch, and Robert Maxwell.
The book explores unscrupulous journalistic methods including phone hacking, privacy breaches, and bribery, and discusses the impact of the Leveson Inquiry and the rise of 'churnalism' in the digital era.
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