The Pulpit versus the Press, 1833-1923
by
Ronald R. Rodgers
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2018
In this study, Ronald R. Rodgers examines several narratives involving religion’s historical influence on the news ethic of journalism: its decades-long opposition to the Sunday newspaper as a vehicle of modernity that challenged the tradition of the Sabbath; the parallel attempt to create an advertising-driven...