Press
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- Press
- Spotlight
- Dramatized account of the Boston Globe's reporting of abuse in the Catholic Church
- Attacking the Devil
- Harold Evans - Former newspaper - The Sunday Times - expose of the Thalidomide scandal
- 1. Pioneers: The early years
- a.. The Gutenberg 'Revolution'
- German inventor of mechanized printing mid 15th Century
- Offers potential for widespread publishing
- But low levels of literacy = readership limied
- Offers potential for widespread publishing
- German inventor of mechanized printing mid 15th Century
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- b. Propaganda War
- The English Civil War (1642 - 51) major upheaval
- Propaganda
- A term coined by Catholic Church in 1622 in its mission to defend and promote the faith
- c. Printed Media
- 18th Century saw steady growth in newspaper production
- 1764 - 1 million readers
- 1800 - 50 titles published in LDN and 100 provinces
- 18th Century saw steady growth in newspaper production
- d. The Journal of Record
- Leading title serving the provinces as well as LDN - 1785
- Intitally called the Daily Universal Register - renamed THE TIMES in 1788
- Leading title serving the provinces as well as LDN - 1785
- a.. The Gutenberg 'Revolution'
- 2. Growth Industry: the 1800s
- A. 19th Century Britain
- Political changes: Democratization = Reform Act. Agitation = Chartist movement
- Industrialization
- 1870 Education Act
- Priniting - Rotary press
- 1870 Education Act
- Industrialization
- Political changes: Democratization = Reform Act. Agitation = Chartist movement
- Readership approximately 2 million by early 1830s
- b. Free Press
- Between 1853 - 61 the British Government scrap stamp after 150 years of levying them
- c. New Journalism
- Editor Stead's Pall Mall Gazette promotes this style of reporting
- Critic Matthew Arnold dismisses writes as feather brained - 1877
- D. The Power of Advertising
- James Curran suggests ad revenue crucial
- deprived of ads, radical decline as mainstream titles like the NEWS OF THE WORLD prosper
- The notion of 'free press' is misplaced because wealthy proprietors (the barons) increasingly dominate the industry
- A. 19th Century Britain
- 3. Press Barons: into the 20th Century
- Fleet street = hub of the national media 20th C.
- Mail, Mirror, Express and Herald
- Daily Mail
- 1896 = Alfred Harmsworth
- 1905 = Lord Northcliffe
- Brother Harold - Lord Rothermere
- Sustains the Northcliffe Revolution through its highly profitable, sensationalist appeal
- Brother Harold - Lord Rothermere
- 1905 = Lord Northcliffe
- Zinoviev Letter published before 1924 General Election
- Michael Foot denounced Mail as the forgers gazette for publishing fake
- 1896 = Alfred Harmsworth
- Daily Express
- 1900
- 1916 - Max Aitken (Lord Beaverbrook)
- Rupert the Bear
- Set up his own United Empire Party - opposes Conservative leader
- Stanley Baldwin's trade policy
- Set up his own United Empire Party - opposes Conservative leader
- Rupert the Bear
- 1916 - Max Aitken (Lord Beaverbrook)
- 1900
- Daily Mirror
- Harmsworth - 1903 - also Daily Mail
- Targeted Women readers
- Mobilize public opinion during WW2
- Avoided fate of communist Daily Worker - banned form 1941 - 2
- Mobilize public opinion during WW2
- Targeted Women readers
- Harmsworth - 1903 - also Daily Mail
- Daily Herald
- Struggled to survive despite having the best selling title by 1933
- Relanched as The Sun in 1964 - `Bought by Murdoch in 1969
- Struggled to survive despite having the best selling title by 1933
- Fleet street = hub of the national media 20th C.
- 4. Viewspapers: the Making of the Modern Press
- a. Counting the Cost
- Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC) created in 1933 to produce independently audited newspaper sale figures
- Herald sold more copies but were not the most profitable
- The times was - attracted wealthier audiences
- b. Broadsheets vs Tabloids
- see distinction in late 20th C.
- Broadsheets = Times, Telegraph, Guardian, FT and Independent
- Tabloids = Redtops, Sun, Mirror, Star, Mail and Express
- see distinction in late 20th C.
- c. National Interest
- 1920 provincial newspapers sell a third more copies than their national rivals
- 1945 - Nationals selling more than double that of their regional counterparts
- The Guardian
- Re lanches in 1959
- Relocates to London
- Drops Manchester from title
- The Guardian
- 1945 - Nationals selling more than double that of their regional counterparts
- 1920 provincial newspapers sell a third more copies than their national rivals
- D. Political Animals
- Free press not regulated like broadcasters so able to make comments during elections
- Mirror support Labour against Chuchill 1945
- 1980s Tory Press support - Times, Telegraph, Mail, Express and Sun
- E. Social Commentators
- Cohen - mid 60s - Mods and Rockers
- Press reporting was an important component in creating and sustaining 'moral panic'
- Cohen - mid 60s - Mods and Rockers
- F. Legal Crusaders
- Disabled babies born. Taken Thalidomide during late 1950s to 1960s - SUNDAY TIMES
- a. Counting the Cost
- Conclusion
- Shift from interpersonal communication to mass society
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