The Press Gang

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Relations between the press and politicians in modern America have always been contentious. In The Press Gang, Mark Summers tells the story of the first skirmishes in this ongoing battle. Following the Civil War, independent newspapers began to separate themselves from partisan control and assert direct political influence. The first investigative journalists uncovered genuine scandals such as those involving the Tweed Ring, but their standard practices were often sensational, as editors and reporters made their reputations by destroying political figures, not by carefully uncovering the facts. Objectivity as a professional standard scarcely existed. Considering more than ninety different papers, Summers analyzes not only what the press wrote but also what they chose not to write, and he details both how they got the stories and what mistakes they made in reporting them. He exposes the peculiarly ambivalent relationship of dependence and distaste among reporters and politicians. In exploring the shifting ground between writing the stories and making the news, Summers offers an important contribution to the history of journalism and mid-nineteenth-century politics and uncovers a story that has come to dominate our understanding of government and the media.

Sobre o Livro

Estudo histórico sobre as relações entre imprensa e política nos Estados Unidos do pós-Guerra Civil, com foco em jornais independentes e práticas jornalísticas do século XIX.

Análise de mais de noventa publicações que examina tanto reportagens divulgadas quanto omissões editoriais, incluindo métodos de apuração e falhas na cobertura de escândalos políticos como o Tweed Ring.

Texto útil para cursos e pesquisas em história do jornalismo, ciência política e comunicação, oferecendo documentação e exemplos do surgimento do jornalismo investigativo e das tensões entre repórteres e atores políticos.

Características

Categoria	História dos Estados Unidos
Subcategoria	História do Jornalismo
Autores	Mark Wahlgren Summers
Sobre o Autor	Mark Wahlgren Summers é autor de trabalhos sobre história política e imprensa dos Estados Unidos no século XIX.