Explores the short history of the "Frontier Index," also known as the "press on wheels," questioning whether it mirrored frontier society after the Civil War. (RB)

Hearst played an important role in liberalizing the Democratic party, but his vitriolic style kept his own ambitions from realization. (Author)

Reviews primary sources that dispute the claim of the Associated Press as the first wire service. Argues that that distinction belongs to the New York State Associated Press. (FL)

Examines Lorena A. Hickok as a journalist and assesses her influence on Eleanor Roosevelt's relationships with the press, particularly women reporters, in the period immediately before and after Roosevelt's election as president in 1932. (Author/GT)

Tells why "The American Mercury," a once respected liberal magazine founded by H. L. Mencken and George Nathan, has waned under a succession of publishers in recent years.

Shows that from 1893-1901 the major theme of "McClure's" Magazine was the success of eminent persons and how they achieved that success. (GW)

Describes events that indicate that even before 1910 business at times tried to sway the content of muckraking periodicals through the use of unethical and conspiratorial tactics. (GT)

While the Associated Press's origins remain obscure, a "news broker" system operated in New York City in 1846 and news dispatches occupied telegraph lines almost as soon as the lines were opened. (RB)

Describes the disillusionment of the Rev. Charles M. Sheldon who edited a Kansas daily newspaper for one week as Jesus Christ would have done it and unwittingly became the victim of the newspaper publisher's money-making scheme. (RB)

Examines some of the historical events that surrounded the freedom of the press conflict in the colonies, and especially in Boston. (RB)

Examines the 50 year history of "Better Homes and Gardens," emphasizing the reasons for its success while numerous other magazines failed. (RB)