Rodgers, Ronald R.,

The struggle for the soul of journalism : the pulpit versus the press, 1833-1923 / Ronald R. Rodgers. - Columbia, Missouri : University of Missouri Press, (c)2018. - 1 online resource (xxviii, 320 pages). - Journalism in perspective: continuities and disruptions .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Preface -- Introduction: the tangled web of the press and pulpit -- Six apostles of the reformation of newspapers -- The sunday newspaper and the modern world -- The press, the pulpit, and public opinion -- The call goes out for a Christian daily newspaper -- The Sheldon edition and journalism's responsibility -- To society -- The social gospel and the mission of newspapers in the modern world -- Conclusion: the meanings of mission.



9780826274076

2018001364


Religion and the press--History--United States--19th century.
Religion and the press--History--United States--20th century.
Journalism, Religious--History--United States--19th century.
Journalism, Religious--History--United States--20th century.
Journalistic ethics--United States--19th century.
Journalistic ethics--United States--20th century.


Electronic Books.

PN4888 / .S778 2018