TY  - BOOK
AU  - Sinclair,Upton
AU  - Rolland, Romain
TI  - The brass check: a study of American journalism 
AV  - PN 4867 .S5 1920
PY  - 1920///
CY  - Pasadena, CA
PB  - [Upton Sinclair ; published by the author]
KW  - Associated Press
KW  - Press
KW  - United States
KW  - Journalism
N1  - 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
N2  - "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
UR  - https://archive.org/details/the-brass-check-a-study-of-american-journalism/page/6/mode/2up
ER  -