Bücher von W. Joseph Campbell

In both countries since the late 1980s and early 1990s, a diverse and outspoken press, free of direct state control, has emerged and taken hold. Campbell shows how the ethos of independent journalism can emerge from disparate sources and dissimilar historical legacies, despite prolonged periods of repression and autocratic rule.

This work challenges conventional wisdom and punctures prominent myths about an important, but much-misunderstood, period in American journalism history - the yellow press period. It demonstrates that the yellow press did not foment the Spanish-American War in 1898.

Explores the succession of remarkable and decisive moments in American journalism during 1897 - a year of significant transition that helped redefine the profession and shape its modern contours. This work introduces the year-study methodology to mass communications research and provides an understanding of a pivotal moment in media history.