Communities of Journalism: A History of American Newspapers and Their Readers

by David Paul Nord

Book Overview

Widely acknowledged as one of our most insightful commentators on the history of journalism in the United States, David Paul Nord reveals how newspapers have intersected with religion, politics, reform, and urban life over nearly three centuries, His lively and wide-ranging discussion shows journalism to be a vital component of community. Ranging from the religion-infused towns of colonial America to the rapidly expanding urban metropolises of the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252026713
• ISBN13: 9780252026713
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"