W. T. Stead as New Journalist and Nonconformist, 1870-1912

This book is an in-depth study of the influence of evangelical Nonconformity on the evolving journalism of W. T. Stead, one of the leading British newspaper editors of the late-nineteenth century. While Stead s Christian beliefs have been examined alongside and complementary to his journalism, no long study has yet interrogated the way in which Protestant Dissent helped to shape the development of his press practice. This study explores the stimulating interconnections in Stead s New Journalism between late-nineteenth century evangelicalism, radical politics, and social reform, and the modes and formats of his writing.

List of contents

1. Introduction: A Titanic Loss.- 2. Framing the New Journalism.- 3. Uncrowned Kings and Prophetic Typocrats.- 4. The Northern Echo (1871 1880).- 5.The Pall Mall Gazette (1880 1889).- 6. The Review of Reviews (1890 1912).- 7. The Christmas Annuals, the Daily Paper, and Julia s Bureau.

About the author

Philip March is an independent scholar.

Summary

This book is an in-depth study of the influence of evangelical Nonconformity on the evolving journalism of W. T. Stead, one of the leading British newspaper editors of the late-nineteenth century. While Stead’s Christian beliefs have been examined alongside and complementary to his journalism, no long study has yet interrogated the way in which Protestant Dissent helped to shape the development of his press practice. This study explores the stimulating interconnections in Stead’s ‘New Journalism’ between late-nineteenth century evangelicalism, radical politics, and social reform, and the modes and formats of his writing.

Product details

• Authors: Philip March
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.10.2025
• EAN: 9783031993978
• ISBN: 978-3-0-3199397-8
• No. of pages: 331
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 22 mm x 210 mm
• Weight: 535 g
• Illustrations: XI, 331 p. 1 illus.
• Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of the Media
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Kommunikationswissenschaft, Sozial- und Kulturgeschichte, Geschichte der Religion, Medienwissenschaften, Cultural History, Westeuropa, Geschichte: Ereignisse und Themen, History of Religion, History of Britain and Ireland, Media and Communication History, social reform, radical politics, evangelical nonconformity, sensationalism, Protestant Dissent