The Brass Check
A STUDY OF AMERICAN JOURNALISM
In this systematic critique of the structural basis of U.S. media--arguably the first one ever published--Upton Sinclair writes that American journalism is a class institution serving the rich and spurning the poor. Likening journalists to prostitutes, the title of the book refers to a chit that was issued to patrons of urban brothels of the era. Fueled by mounting disdain for newspapers run by business tycoons and conservative editors, Sinclair self-published The Brass Check in the years after The Jungle had made him a household name. Despite Sinclair's claim that this was his most important book, it was dismissed by critics and shunned by r…
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- ISBN: 978-0-252-07110-2
- EAN: 9780252071102
- Produktnummer: 24872085
- Verlag: University of Illinois Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2002
- Seitenangabe: 480 S.
- Masse: H21.7 cm x B13.9 cm x D2.7 cm 594 g
- Gewicht: 594
- Sonstiges: Professional & Vocational
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