Disease in the Popular American Press: The Case of Diphtheria, Typhoid Fever, and Syphilis, 1870-1920

by Terra Ziporyn and Terra Ziporyn

A well-researched, qualitative analysis of how the US mass media covered typhoid fever, diptheria, and syphilis from 1870 to 1920. Ziporyn, a free-lance writer and former American Association for the Advancement of Science mass media fellow, finds consistently high press coverage of typhoid fever contrasted with media disinterest in diptheria and cautious reporting about syphilis. The press's approaches differed, she explains, because the news...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313260354
• ISBN13: 9780313260353
• Release Date: September 1988
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"