A DIVIDED NATION, A DIVIDED MEDIA

Objective

nTo understand the roots of the conflict and the role of the press in covering that conflict.

nTo understand the relationship between the government and press during the Civil War.

nTo explain the impact of the Civil War on the press.

nTo explain the impact of the Civil War on the practice of journalism.

Roots of the Conflict

nStates’ rights and economic parity as a cause

nThe election of Lincoln as a cause

nSlavery as a cause

Voices of Dissent

nWilliam Lloyd Garrison

nFrederick Douglass

nHorace Greeley

William Lloyd Garrison

Frederick Douglas

Horace Greeley and His Tribune

nLincoln’s favorite

nLead anti-slavery movement

nPushed Lincoln to issue Emancipation Proclamation

Censorship and the Civil War

n“Mob” Censorship

nCensorship by Armies

nVoluntary Censorship

nFormalized Censorship

nSuspension

Impact of Civil War on Journalism

nInauguration of the Sunday Newspaper

nRise of News Agencies

nBirth of Syndication

 Impact of Civil War on the Practice of Journalism

nSaturation Coverage

nVisual Journalism

nNews Reporting Style

nNews Writing Style

Saturation Coverage

nGrowth of on-the-spot reporting

nRise of pack journalism

Visual Journalism

nThomas Nast and the rise of artists

nMatthew Brady and the rise of photography

News Reporting Styles

nShift from editors as personalities to reporters and facts

nReporter emerged as a player in the news business

News Writing Style

n“Get-to-the-facts” style of writing

nTimeliness

nInverted pyramid

Conclusions

nThe war helped the nation’s press become big business.

nThe war pushed on-the-spot reporting, a new journalistic writing style, and visual journalism.