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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Main Author: Riffenburgh, Beau
Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge 1991
Subjects:
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.13333
https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/267343
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spelling ftunivcam:oai:www.repository.cam.ac.uk:1810/267343 2023-07-30T04:00:33+02:00 The Anglo-American press and the sensationalization of the Arctic 1855-1910 Riffenburgh, Beau 1991-01-01 application/pdf https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.13333 https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/267343 en eng Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge Scott Polar Research Institute University of Cambridge doi:10.17863/CAM.13333 https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/267343 All Rights Reserved https://www.rioxx.net/licenses/all-rights-reserved/ Thesis Doctoral Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) 1991 ftunivcam https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.13333 2023-07-10T22:04:08Z 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. Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis Arctic Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository Arctic
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