Newspapers and the Making of Modern America A History

Subjects:

• Popular Culture » Popular Culture (General)
• Communications » Journalism
• History » American History (General)

Reviews:

• The span of the 20th century saw newspapers take on enormous importance in the dissemination of information and opinions throughout US society, and then gradually subside from its role as the primary source of news and information to just one among many. Wallace examines the significant trends in American newspaper journalism, including the proliferation of wire services, the development of the African-American press, investigative reporting, and digital developments.
  —Reference & Research Book News 11/1/2005
• Wallace looks at how 20th-century newspapers shaped community cultural and economic development. Each of the seven chapters is a mini-essay analyzing how specific newspapers reflected and changed the way a particular community or demographic group envisioned itself....[t]he book's sweep suggests an array of topics that will intrigue those interested in news organizations and the communities they cover....[t]his accessible book includes solid notes and some photographs. Recommended. Lower-/upper-division undergraduates; graduate students; general readers.
  —Choice 2/1/2006

Table of Contents:

• Newspapers and Their Cities, Towns, and Villages
  Tabloids and the City: The New York Daily News, The Daily Mirror and Evening Graphic
  Small Town Reform Newspapers: The Des Moines Register, The Emporia Gazette and Anniston Star
  The Black Press Goes to War: The Chicago Defender, Pittsburgh Courier, and The Baltimore Afro-American
  Postwar Newspapers, Suburbanization, and Land Development: Los Angeles Times and Long Island Newsday
  Florida in Chains: The Miami Herald and Tampa Tribune
  The Community Newspaper: The Village Voice, East Village Other, and Chicago Seed to CNHI
  National Newspapers and the Nation: The New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, and USA TODAY