Unfit to Print; or A History of Bad News: the Party Press, Penny Papers, and Yellow Journalism

Historical Blindness

Nathaniel Lloyd

Politics, News, Religion & Spirituality, History, Religion

4 • 839 Ratings

🗓️ 25 May 2021

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

While in the past I've discussed newspaper hoaxes as a historical forerunner of today's "fake news," in this episode I go deeper into the history of American journalism, looking at the party press era and yellow journalism to seek historical insight into journalistic bias and search for any example of the kind of propaganda we see in conservative news outlets today. Check out my novel, Manuscript Found! And check out the new show merch! Support the show at www.patreon.com/historicalblindness. Further support the show by giving a one-time gift at paypal.me/NathanLeviLloyd or finding me on Venmo at @HistoricalBlindness, or by signing up for a 2-week trial of The Great Courses Plus or a 30-day trial of Audible. Some music on this episode is copyright Alex Kish. Contact him at alexkishmusic.com to get music for your own projects. Additional music, including "Something (bonus track)," "April," "Great Expectations," "Delirium," "Homeroad," "Scenery," "Salue," and "Wake Up" are by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:26.5	The epithet fake news is a curious thing. In its truest sense, it refers to media hoaxes,
1:36.6	false stories formatted to look like they originated from legitimate news sources that are then
1:42.8	widely spread online.
1:45.0	These media hoaxes can best be compared to the hoaxes of 19th century newspapers
1:50.0	that I have previously spoken about in great detail.
1:54.0	Many of these online news hoaxes, like the Great Moon hoax and the Balloon Hokes and the New York Zoo hoax
2:01.1	are perpetrated in order to earn the hoaxer money.
2:05.1	In the 19th century press, this was achieved through increased circulation, but online
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