The Press Gang: Newspapers and Politics, 1865-1878

by Mark Wahlgren Summers

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807844462
• ISBN13: 9780807844465
• Release Date: June 1994
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.0"