The News of the World and the British Press, 1843–2011: Journalism for the Rich, Journalism for the Poor

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Introduction....Pages 1-10
The Foundation and Early Years of the News of the World: ‘Capacious Double Sheets’....Pages 11-26
Rebranding the News of the World: 1856–90....Pages 27-42
Rebranding the News of the World: 1891 and After....Pages 43-62
‘Child Slavery in England’: The News of the World and Campaigning for Children (1843–78)....Pages 63-80
Imagining the Mass-market Woman Reader: The News of the World, 1843–77....Pages 81-99
News of the Imperial World: Popular Print Culture, the News of the World and India in the late Nineteenth Century....Pages 100-116
Residual Radicalism as a Popular Commercial Strategy: Beginnings and Endings....Pages 117-134
Passports to Oblivion: J.M. Staniforth’s Political Cartoons for the News of the World, 1893–1921....Pages 135-158
‘Woman as Husband’: Gender, Sexuality and Humour in the News of the World 1910–50s....Pages 159-178
The Irish Edition — From ‘Filthy Scandal Sheet’ to ‘Old Friend’ of the Taoiseach....Pages 179-194
‘One in Every Two Households’: The News of the World in the 1950s....Pages 195-212
Bringing Popular Journalism into Disrepute: The News of the World, the Public and Politics 1953–2011....Pages 213-228
‘Gross Interference with the Course of Justice’: The News of the World and the Moors Murder Trial....Pages 229-243
Harbingers of the Future: Rupert Murdoch’s Takeover of the News of the World Organisation....Pages 244-265
The Downfall of the News of the World: The Decline of the English Newspaper and the Double-edged Sword of Technology....Pages 266-279
Afterword: Lessons of the Leveson Inquiry into the British Press....Pages 280-286
Back Matter....Pages 287-311