The Anglo-American press and the sensationalization of the Arctic 1855-1910
Presents systematic investigation of role of press in Arctic exploration, finding that newspapers and their proprietors were much more influential in increasing knowledge about and interest in the far north than traditionally acknowledged. Focuses particularly on role of James Gordon Bennett, propri...
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| Format: | Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge
1991
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.13333 https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/267343 |
| Summary: | Presents systematic investigation of role of press in Arctic exploration, finding that newspapers and their proprietors were much more influential in increasing knowledge about and interest in the far north than traditionally acknowledged. Focuses particularly on role of James Gordon Bennett, proprietor of New York Herald. |
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