{"product_id":"the-newsmongers-a-history-of-tabloid-journalism-9781789149418","title":"The Newsmongers: A History of Tabloid Journalism","description":"\u003cb\u003eVivid and racy, a deep-dive into tabloids from their sixteenth-century beginnings to the \u003ci\u003eNational Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e and beyond.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Newsmongers\u003c\/i\u003e unfolds the seedy history of tabloid journalism, from the first printed \"Strange Newes\" sheets of the sixteenth century to the sensationalism of today's digital age. The narrative weaves from Regency gossip writers through New York's \"yellow journalism\" battles to the \"sex and sleaze\" \u003ci\u003eSun\u003c\/i\u003e of the 1970s; and from the Brexit-backing populism of the \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e to the celebrity-obsessed \u003ci\u003eMail Online\u003c\/i\u003e of the 2000s. Colorful figures such as Daniel Defoe, Lord Northcliffe, Joseph Pulitzer, William Randolph Hearst, Hugh Cudlipp, Rupert Murdoch, and Robert Maxwell are brought to vivid life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From scandalous confessions to the Leveson Inquiry into the behavior of the British press, the book explores journalists' unscrupulous methods, taking in phone hacking, privacy breaches, and bribery. And now, in the digital era, \u003ci\u003eThe Newsmongers \u003c\/i\u003eshows how popular journalism has succumbed to so-called churnalism while a certain royal is seeking revenge on the tabloids today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTerry Kirby \u003c\/b\u003eis a senior lecturer in journalism at Goldsmiths, University of London, and the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Trials of the Baroness\u003c\/i\u003e. He has been a journalist for more than four decades and has worked for local, regional, and national newspapers.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reaktion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50893875183890,"sku":"9781789149418","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f4fd186f-9c32-4b35-bbf6-f359ce0be518.jpg?v=1738240797","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-newsmongers-a-history-of-tabloid-journalism-9781789149418","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}