Innovations in Mass Communication
Posted in abolition press on Feb 2nd, 2010
I found these chapters to be very interesting in thinking about what the 21st Century Dissident Press looks like in comparison to the 19th Century. First, if using the criteria of race, gender, and class for classifications of what might breed a dissident press finding the prominent voices that are paving the way today seems [...]
Posted in abolition press on Feb 2nd, 2010
As a student of history I had never given much thought to the effects press and journalism had on the revolutions and changes in early America. The articles in Voices of Revolution gave an interesting portraits of the early dissident journalist and papers that fed off of and expanded off of each others techniques to [...]
Posted in abolition press on Feb 2nd, 2010
Pioneers such as William Heighton and William Lloyd Garrison stand responsible as miracle workers for the progression of the dissendent press. Heighton in particular, exhibited his brilliance by demonstrasting that the “pen is mightier than the sword.” He made great strides with his written word, and served as a pioneer for this movement of expression. [...]
Posted in abolition press on Feb 2nd, 2010
In reading about the dissident press of our past, it brings up the question – where is the dissident press now? It is obvious that the United States has evolved culturally and overcome social problems because of the publications of non-mainstream media. These small but powerful newspapers and magazines help ignite social change regarding slavery, [...]
Posted in abolition press on Feb 2nd, 2010
The dissident press throughout the centuries gave me further insight to what was going on in the time because normally, one does not learn the role that the press played in promoting rights. The dissident press was able to voice opinions of those that knew that something needed to change, such as the work labors, [...]
Posted in abolition press on Feb 1st, 2010
The early dissident press had a purpose that can be summed up as — challenge the established power bases of industry, government, media, and the social norms from the early nineteenth through the early twentieth century’s. In Voices of Freedom: The Dissident Press in America, Author Roger Streitmatter titles Part I, “Speaking Up for the [...]