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A series of developments 1850-1890 transformed the small closed newspaper world into big business. From 1860 until 1910 was the 'golden age' of newspaper publication, with technical advances in printing and communication combined with a professionalisation of journalism and the prominence of new owners.
3 days ago · A flourishing popular daily newspaper market developed as the Mail’s successful formula, incorporating gossip columns and human-interest stories, was copied by titles including the Daily Express (launched in 1900).
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Mar 23, 2017 · The Daily Mail’s attack on judges who upheld the rights of Parliament as ‘Enemies of the People’ was one of the most perturbing in the history of British journalism. Then Donald Trump became President of the USA, following a campaign dominated by controversies on Twitter and talk of ‘post-truth’ politics.
- Jean Seaton
- 2017
Mar 21, 2016 · Published in Media History (Vol. 22, No. 2, 2016)
- Tom O’Malley
- 2016
Feb 8, 2012 · Popular newspapers have not, in general, featured prominently in histories of modern Britain. In recent years, however, a number of scholars, many inspired by the ‘cultural turn’ and the increased scholarly focus on language, meaning and identity, have reassessed the value of the popular press as a historical source.
By 1900 popular journalism in Britain aimed at the largest possible audience, including the working class, had proven a success and made its profits through advertising. Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe (1865–1922), "More than anyone... shaped the modern press.
1900 (Cambridge, 1999), Women and Literature in Britain (Cambridge, 2001), and The Cambridge Companion to English Literature (Cambridge, 2010). She is the editor of The Works of Elizabeth Gaskell, 10 vols. (2005 06), and co-editor with Elisabeth Jay of Selected Works of Margaret Oliphant, 25 vols. (2011 16). She is Past President of the ...
