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100 1 _aRodgers, Ronald R.
245 1 4 _aStruggle for the soul of journalism :
_bthe pulpit versus the press, 1833-1923
_cRonald R. Rodgers.
260 _aColumbia, Missouri :
_bUniversity of Missouri Press,
_c 2018
300 _axxviii, 320 p.
_bincludes bibliography & index
440 _a Journalism in perspective: continuities and disruptions
520 _aExamines several narratives involving religion's historical influence on the news ethic of journalism: its decades-long opposition to the Sunday newspaper as a vehicle of modernity that challenged the tradition of the Sabbath; the parallel attempt to create an advertising-driven Christian daily newspaper; and the ways in which religion pressured the press to become a moral agent.
650 0 _a1. Religion and the press
_xUnited States History 19th/20th century
650 0 _a2. Journalism, Religious
_xUnited States History 19th/20th century
650 0 _a3. Journalism Ethics
942 _cBK
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