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The Brass Check

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Author : Upton Sinclair
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1970

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The Brass Check

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Author : Upton Sinclair
language : en
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Release Date : 2003

The Brass Check written by Upton Sinclair and has been published by University of Illinois Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Journalism categories.

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 reviewers. Yet it sold over 150,000 copies and enjoyed numerous printings. A substantial introduction to this paperback edition by Robert W. McChesney and Ben Scott asserts the book's importance as a cornerstone critique of commercial journalism and a priceless resource for understanding the political turbulence of the Progressive Era.

The Brass Check

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Author : Upton Sinclair
language : en
Publisher: DigiCat
Release Date : 2022-05-17

The Brass Check written by Upton Sinclair and has been published by DigiCat this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-17 with Young Adult Nonfiction categories.

Yellow journalism, or the yellow press, is a type of journalism that presents little or no legitimate well-researched news and instead uses eye-catching headlines to sell more newspapers. Techniques may include exaggerations of news events, scandal-mongering or sensationalism. By extension, the term yellow journalism is used today as a pejorative to decry any journalism that treats news in an unprofessional or unethical fashion. In 1919, Upton Sinclair published "The Brass Check", a muckraking exposé of American journalism that publicized the issue of yellow journalism and the limitations of the "free press" in the United States. Four years after publication of The Brass Check, the first code of ethics for journalists was created._x000D_ Upton Sinclair (1878–1968) was an American author who wrote books in many genres, but in all of them advocating for the moral ethics, better life style for the working people and social justice. Writing during the Progressive Era, Sinclair describes the world of industrialized America from both the working man's point of view and the industrialist. He has also won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1943.

The Brass Check

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Author : Upton Sinclair
language : en
Publisher: Open Road Media
Release Date : 2015-12-15

The Brass Check written by Upton Sinclair and has been published by Open Road Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-12-15 with Political Science categories.

A muckraking exposé of corruption in American journalism from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Jungle Upton Sinclair dedicated his life to documenting the destructive force of unbridled capitalism. In this influential study, he takes on the effect of money and power on mass media, arguing that the newspapers, magazines, and wire services of the Progressive era formed “a class institution serving the rich and spurning the poor.” In the early twentieth century, a “brass check” was a token purchased by brothel patrons. By drawing a comparison between journalists and prostitutes, Sinclair highlights the total control publishers such as William Randolph Hearst exerted over their empires. Reporters and editors were paid to service the financial and political interests of their bosses, even if that meant misrepresenting the facts or outright lying. Sinclair documents specific cases, including the Ludlow Massacre of 1914 and the Red Scare whipped up by Hearst’s New York Journal and other newspapers, in which major news outlets ignored the truth in favor of tabloid sensationalism. Sinclair considered The Brass Check to be his most important and most dangerous book. Nearly a century later, his impassioned call for reform is timelier than ever. This ebook has been authorized by the estate of Upton Sinclair.

The Brass Check A Study Of American Journalism

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Author : Upton Sinclair
language : en
Publisher: Hardpress Publishing
Release Date : 2013-01

The Brass Check A Study Of American Journalism written by Upton Sinclair and has been published by Hardpress Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01 with categories.

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