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Civil War journalism / Ford Risley.

By: Risley, FordMaterial type: Text

TextSeries: Reflections on the Civil War era: Publisher: Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, c2012Description: xvi, 154 p., [11] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cmISBN: 9780313347276 (hbk. : alk. paper) :; 0313347271 (hbk. : alk. paper); 9780313347283 (ebk.); 031334728X (ebk.)Subject(s): Press and politics -- United States -- History -- 19th century | Journalism -- United States -- History -- 19th century | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Press coverage | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- JournalistsGenre/Form: History.

Contents:

Reporting the war -- Illustrations and photographs -- Editorial support and criticism -- Censorship and suppression -- Impact of the war.

Summary: This book examines newspapers, magazines, photographs, illustrations, and editorial cartoons to tell the important story of journalism, documenting its role duringthe Civil War as well as the impact of the war on the press. The Civil War was the first American war widely covered by the press, with an estimated 500 reporters fromthe North and South covering the conflict. Thousands of photographs were taken during the war, and more than 3,000illustrations and cartoons were published in magazines, along with daily articles and editorials about the conflict as well. As a result, the press played a significant role in the war, just as the war played an important role in the development of the press.

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Item type	Current location	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
書	世新大學圖書館一樓密集書庫	圖書	070.4499737 Ri 2012 (Browse shelf)	Available		E107713

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Reporting the war -- Illustrations and photographs -- Editorial support and criticism -- Censorship and suppression -- Impact of the war.

This book examines newspapers, magazines, photographs, illustrations, and editorial cartoons to tell the important story of journalism, documenting its role duringthe Civil War as well as the impact of the war on the press. The Civil War was the first American war widely covered by the press, with an estimated 500 reporters fromthe North and South covering the conflict. Thousands of photographs were taken during the war, and more than 3,000illustrations and cartoons were published in magazines, along with daily articles and editorials about the conflict as well. As a result, the press played a significant role in the war, just as the war played an important role in the development of the press.

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