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Author Soderlund, Gretchen, 1970-

Title Sex trafficking, scandal, and the transformation of journalism, 1885-1917 / Gretchen Soderlund.

Publication Info. Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, [2013]

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 Axe 3rd Floor Stacks  306.362 So16s 2013    ---  Available
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Description xviii, 206 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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Contents White slavery and journalism's shifting axis of truth -- William T. Stead and the "soul" of sensationalism -- The journalism of reform and the reform of journalism -- George Kibbe Turner, muckraking, and the brief reign of piteous facts -- Authorizing skepticism: the New York Times and the demise of muckraking -- From sensation to secrecy: the Rockefeller grand jury and its aftermath.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-199) and index.
Subject Human trafficking -- Press coverage -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.
Human trafficking -- Press coverage -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History.
Sensationalism in journalism -- United States -- History.
Journalism -- United States -- History.
ISBN 9780226021362 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
022602136X (hardcover ; alk. paper)
9780226021539 (paperback ; alk. paper)
022602153X (paperback ; alk. paper)
9780226021676 (e-book)
Standard No. 40022471632

 
    
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