Offers an interpretive chronology of the wavering 1934 to 1975 Chicago "Tribune" commitment to spelling simplification; lists the words involved in the spelling experiment and notes public reaction to the experiment. (GT)

Describes the problems and successes of the first female correspondents who covered the nation's capitol during and after the Civil War. (RB)

Examines a rumor stemming from a newspaper article (attributed at the time to Thomas Paine, though he denied having had anything to do with it) that outlined a plan for Revolutionary France to take over the newly independent United States. Looks at the article's diplomatic origins, the evidence of its attribution, and its path in the American…

Discusses three growth periods, beginning in the early 1800s, in the publication and circulation of black newspapers and asserts that the black press seems to be entering a fourth period of activity. (KS)

Discusses the attempt by Boston editors to define press rights and examines legal constraints on press freedom. (KS)

Provides citations and descriptions of 23 articles related to the areas of radio, television, newspaper and magazine publishing, wire service, cartooning, photography, and newsreel history. (KS)

This is the first of a two-part article on the history of women in journalism, covering involvement of women from the Colonial period until World War II. (RB)

Argues that London newspaper satirists are important in the history of Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection: (1) they were among the interpreters of a paradigm shift in biology from the older idealist thinking to the newer empiricist thinking and (2) they simplified the idealist-empiricist issue by making it more accessible to the general…

Presents excerpts from interviews with Ralph Nafziger and Chilton Bush, both Prominent figures in the development of modern journalism education. Topics addressed include the relationship between journalism schools and publishers, the proper balance between practical and theoretical subjects in the journalism curriculum, and trends in journalism…

Indicates that, although the impact of the black press may only be able to be assessed in the context of existing social attitudes, from a holistic perspective, the large-circulation black papers seem to have been positive for the black movement. (KS)

Examines 12 black newspapers' coverage of the "Civil Rights Cases" in 1883 and "Plessy v. Ferguson" in 1896, to determine if these newspapers reflect a shift from optimism in 1883 to discouragement by 1896 over the state of race relations. Tries to determine whether these newspapers counseled their black readers to have…

Examines what happened to a little-known black newspaper, the "Provincial Freeman," which was published between 1853 and 1860 in what is now Canada's Ontario Province. Describes an uphill battle waged by editors and publishers to build a subscription base, solicit donations, recruit advertisers, and receive payment for their product. (TB)

Examines the impartiality of Thomas Fleet, Sr.'s "Boston Evening Post" during the years leading up to the Revolutionary War, a period during which patriots put pressure on newspapers take their side. Reviews data illustrating the paper's even-handed dealing with issues concerning Patriots and Loyalists. (TB)