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Bad News Travels Fast: The Telegraph, Libel, and Press Freedom in the Progressive Era
Patrick C. File
Bad News Travels Fast: The Telegraph, Libel, and Press Freedom in the Progressive Era
Patrick C. File
At the turn of the twentieth century, American journalists transmitted news across the country by telegraph. But what happened when these stories weren't true? In Bad News Travels Fast, Patrick C. File examines a series of libel cases by a handful of plaintiffs who sued newspapers across America for republishing false newswire reports.
160 pages
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | November 27, 2018 |
ISBN13 | 9781625343741 |
Publishers | University of Massachusetts Press |
Pages | 160 |
Dimensions | 249 g |
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