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Introduction Ch. 1, Pre-Revolution Print: The Colonial Origins of the American Press Ch. 2, Thomas Paine, the Partisan Press, and "The Dark Ages of American Journalism" Ch. 3, The Penny Press: Sensationalism, Populism, and Progress Ch. 4, Nineteenth-Century Publishing Innovations in Content and Technology Ch. 5, The Press in the Civil War Era: Pioneers in Print and Photography Ch. 6, The Press in Transition: From Reconstruction to the Gilded Age Ch. 7, Muckraking: Reporters and Reform Ch. 8, Yellow Journalism: Pulitzer and Hearst Battle for Readers Ch. 9, Public Relations: How the Press Launched an Agency of Its Own Ch. 10, Early Infotainment in Broadcast and Film Ch. 11, The Press at War: Propaganda in Print and Film Ch. 12, The Press in the Cold War: Murrow, McCarthy, and Shakespeare Ch. 13, New Journalism and the Counterculture: Watchdogs and Watergate Ch. 14, The Press and the Making of Modern Media Conclusion Afterword