The American Newspaper

Will Irwin (1873 - 1948)

The American Newspaper is a critical study of journalism conducted by Will Irwin from 1909 to 1910 spanning fifteen articles that discuss the origins, purposes, and principles to which journalists should aspire. The article series appeared in Collier's in serialized form in 1911. Summary by progressingamerica

Genre(s): Literary Criticism, Modern (20th C)

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 The Power of the Press progressingamerica
00:21:18
Play 02 The Dim Beginnings Kyle Stedman
00:31:24
Play 03 The Fourth Current Kyle Stedman
00:48:45
Play 04 The Spread and Decline of Yellow Journalism Robert Morel
00:27:24
Play 05 What Is News? Robert Morel
00:21:36
Play 06 The Editor and the News Elsie Selwyn
00:30:18
Play 07 The Reporter and the News Rita Boutros
00:40:30
Play 08 All the News That's Fit to Print J. M. Smallheer
00:26:08
Play 09 The Advertising Influence Robert Morel
00:33:03
Play 10 The Unhealthy Alliance Tatiana Chichilla
00:33:43
Play 11 Our Kind of People kevinscottwiebe
00:22:16
Play 12 The Foe from Within Rita Boutros
00:36:42
Play 13 The New Era progressingamerica
00:28:41
Play 14 The Press of Two Cities Elsie Selwyn
00:28:30
Play 15 The Voice of a Generation TonyMezz
00:31:11