DLB 25: American Newspaper Journalists, 1901-1925 (Dictionary of Literary Biography, Volume 25) Hardcover
Publisher: Gale Research Company, 1978.
Edition: Volume 25
Book Condition: New
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 0810317044 / 9780810317048
Flamboyant personalities and raucous journalism have been the stereotype of the newspaper world during the era covered in this DLB volume, but the early 20th century also marked a period of growth as newspapers established reputations for solid, factual reporting. The number of papers published in the United States peaked at 2,600 in 1915, then began to decline; their combined circulation, though, continued to increase (by 231% from 1900 to 1930). The 44 personalities profiled in this DLB volume are representative of the range of journalists of this age, from flashy, flamboyant newshounds to the publishing pioneers who helped shape the course of journalism for generations to follow.
44 entries include: Winifred Black, Arthur Brisbane, Irwin S. Cobb, Floyd Gibbons, William Randolph Hearst, Ben Hecht, Ring Lardner, Charles MacArthur, W.O. McGeehan, Frank A. Munsey, E.W. Scripps, Melville Stone, and Henry Watterson.
Price: $349.97