Sex trafficking, scandal, and the transformation of journalism, 1885-1917 /
[Book]
Gretchen Soderlund.
London :
The University of Chicago Press,
2013.
xviii, 206 pages :
illustrations ;
23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-199) and index.
White slavery and journalism's shifting axis of truth -- William T. Stead and the "soul" of sensationalism -- The journalism of reform and the reform of journalism -- George Kibbe Turner, muckraking, and the brief reign of piteous facts -- Authorizing skepticism: the New York Times and the demise of muckraking -- From sensation to secrecy: the Rockefeller grand jury and its aftermath.
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In Sex Trafficking, Scandal, and the Transformation of Journalism, Gretchen Soderlund offers a new way to understand sensationalism in both newspapers and reform movements. By tracing the history of high-profile print exposés on sex trafficking by journalists like William T. Stead and George Kibbe Turner, Soderlund demonstrates how controversies over gender, race, and sexuality were central to the shift from sensationalism to objectivity{u2014}and crucial to the development of journalism in the early twentieth century--From publishers website.
Human trafficking-- Press coverage-- Illinois-- Chicago-- History.
Human trafficking-- Press coverage-- New York (State)-- New York-- History.
Journalism-- United States-- History.
Sensationalism in journalism-- United States-- History.