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Posted by: Malea Walker
When the USS Maine mysteriously exploded, the American “yellow press” published outrageous accusations against Spain and demanded war. Read more about the beginnings of yellow journalism and the rivalry between Pulitzer and Hearst that brought their newspapers to print some of the most preposterous pages in journalism history.
Posted in: Digitized Newspapers, Journalism, Newspapers
Posted by: Amber Paranick
This post briefly highlights Anne Royall, one of America's first female journalists, and her weekly Paul Pry newspaper.
Posted in: Journalism, Newspapers, Women's History
Posted by: Joanna Colclough
Burris Jenkins Jr (1897-1966) was a sports journalist and cartoonist for Hearst Publications, most notably the New York Journal-American. Find his work in Chronicling America.
Posted in: Behind the Bylines, Journalism, Newspapers, World War II
Posted by: Joanna Colclough
The siege of Vicksburg ended on July 4, 1863. The newspaper the Daily Citizen kept printing throughout the 47 day siege and resorted to using floral wallpaper when newsprint ran out.
Posted in: Civil War, Journalism, Newspapers
Posted by: Amber Paranick
“Could I pass a week in the insane ward at Blackwell’s Island? I said I could and I would. And I did.” In 1887, investigative journalist for the New York World newspaper Nellie Bly went undercover to expose the dreadful conditions at the Women’s Lunatic Asylum, a mental institution on Blackwell’s Island. Read more about Bly’s fearless investigation and how her work forever changed the field of journalism.
Posted in: Biography, Digitized Newspapers, Journalism, Newspapers, Women's History
Posted by: Mike Queen
Behind the Byline is a new blog series that will profile significant newspaper journalists in American history. Though most remembered for his short stories that provided the inspiration for the Broadway musical Guys and Dolls, Damon Runyon considered himself first and foremost a newspaper man. Born Alfred Damon Runyan on October 3, 1880, in Manhattan, …
Posted in: Baseball, Behind the Bylines, Digitized Newspapers, Journalism, Newspapers, Sports
Posted by: Malea Walker
The following is a guest post by Arlene Balkansky. Arlene recently retired from being a librarian in the Newspaper and Current Periodical Reading Room, and was a regular writer for Headlines and Heroes. The late 19th century was a time of great change and difficulty for Native Americans navigating challenges to their livelihoods and culture as …
Posted in: Crime, Digitized Newspapers, Journalism, Native American History
Posted by: Malea Walker
The following is a guest post by Arlene Balkansky. Arlene recently retired from being a librarian in the Newspaper and Current Periodical Reading Room, and was a regular writer for Headlines and Heroes. One hundred years ago, Greenwood, a prosperous Black neighborhood in Tulsa, Oklahoma, described as Black Wall Street, was destroyed by white mobs in …
Posted in: African American History, Digitized Newspapers, Journalism, Newspapers
Posted by: Malea Walker
The following is a guest post by Arlene Balkansky. Arlene recently retired from being a librarian in the Newspaper and Current Periodical Reading Room, and was a regular writer for Headlines and Heroes. On May 29, 1851 at the Woman’s Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio, abolitionist and women’s rights activist Sojourner Truth delivered what would …
Posted in: African American History, Digitized Newspapers, Journalism, Newspapers, Women's History