The body in the reservoir : murder & sensationalism in the South /

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This book covers mass media and the sensational crime. Centered on a series of dramatic murders in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Richmond, Virginia, "The Body in the Reservoir" uses these gripping stories of crime to explore the evolution of sensationalism in southern culture. In...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Trotti, Michael Ayers
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2008.
Temas:
1800 - 1999
Geschichte.
Sensationalism in journalism > Virginia > Richmond > History > 19th century.
Sensationalism in journalism > Virginia > Richmond > History > 20th century.
Murder > Press coverage > Virginia > Richmond > History > 19th century.
Murder > Press coverage > Virginia > Richmond > History > 20th century.
Sensationnalisme journalistique > Virginie > Richmond > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Sensationnalisme journalistique > Virginie > Richmond > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Meurtre > Couverture de presse > Virginie > Richmond > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Meurtre > Couverture de presse > Virginie > Richmond > Histoire > 20e siècle.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Journalism.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Sensationalism in journalism
Sensationsjournalismus
Mord
Virginia > Richmond
Richmond, Va.
Electronic books.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgments; Introduction
  • Discovering the Body; 1. The Origins of Virginia Crime Sensationalism; 2. Sensational Crime Comes of Age: The Cluverius Case of 1885; 3. The Disenchantment of Sensational Murder; 4. African American Sensations: Jim Crow Justice and the Richmond Planet; 5. Images of Murder: The Visual Revolution of the Halftone; 6. The Public Suspense Is Over; Epilogue
  • Mass Culture's Search for Disorder; Notes; Index.

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