African American Newspaper: Voice of Freedom - Voices of Freedom

Klappentext "This is a book that should be read by everyone interested in a civil society, democracy, or the power of journalism." --"American Journalism" Zusammenfassung In March of 1827, the nation's first black newspaper appeared in New York City - to counter attacks on blacks by the city's other papers. This book chronicles the growth of the black press during the period from 1910 to 1950, and also examines the reasons for their decline in influence and circulation in the decades immediately following WWII.

About the author

Patrick S. Washburn is a professor of journalism at Ohio University and the author of A Question of Sedition: The Federal Government's Investigation of the Black Press during World War II (Oxford, 1986) and the co-author of The Greenwood Library of American War Reportings, Vol. 5: World War I & World War II, The European Theater (Greenwood, 2005).

Product details

• Authors: Patrick Washburn, Patrick S Washburn, Patrick S. Washburn, Patrick S./ Page Washburn
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.12.2006
• EAN: 9780810122901
• ISBN: 978-0-8101-2290-1
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 133 mm x 203 mm x 13 mm
• Series: Medill School of Journalism Vi; Visions of the American Press S.; Medill School of Journalism Vi
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches