The brass check : a study of American journalism / by Upton Sinclair.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Pasadena, CA : [Upton Sinclair ; published by the author], 1920Edition: Sixth editionDescription: 443 pages ; 19 cmSubject(s): LOC classification:
  • PN 4867 .S5 1920
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Partial contents:
Part I: the evidence -- Part II: the explanation -- Part III: The remedy -- Conclusion -- A practical program.
Summary: "In this systematic critique of the structural basis of U.S. media -- arguably the first one ever published -- Upton Sinclair writes that “American journalism is a class institution serving the rich and spurning the poor.” Likening journalists to prostitutes, the title of the book refers to a chit that was issued to patrons of urban brothels of the era. Fueled by mounting disdain for newspapers run by business tycoons and conservative editors, Sinclair self-published The Brass Check in the years after The Jungle had made him a household name. Despite Sinclair’s claim that this was his most important book, it was dismissed by critics and shunned by reviewers at the publications it criticized. Yet it sold over 150,000 copies and enjoyed numerous printings." -- From Amazon.
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BOOKS BOOKS Niebyl-Proctor Marxist Library General Stacks PN 4867 .S5 1920 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan Includes sticker that reads: "Niebyl/Proctor Library - Lindsay's Proletarian and Left Literature Collection" NPML21090053

The opening of the book includes a transcript of a letter to the author from French writer Romain Rolland.

Part I: the evidence -- Part II: the explanation -- Part III: The remedy -- Conclusion -- A practical program.

"In this systematic critique of the structural basis of U.S. media -- arguably the first one ever published -- Upton Sinclair writes that “American journalism is a class institution serving the rich and spurning the poor.” Likening journalists to prostitutes, the title of the book refers to a chit that was issued to patrons of urban brothels of the era. Fueled by mounting disdain for newspapers run by business tycoons and conservative editors, Sinclair self-published The Brass Check in the years after The Jungle had made him a household name. Despite Sinclair’s claim that this was his most important book, it was dismissed by critics and shunned by reviewers at the publications it criticized. Yet it sold over 150,000 copies and enjoyed numerous printings." -- From Amazon.

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