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Read All About it! A History of the British Newspaper

The history of the newspaper is a fascinating one, and newspapers have always played an important role in the lives of British people. More newspapers are bought per capita in Britain than almost anywhere else. The book starts when the first prototype newspapers emerged in the early 17th century and explores its development right up to Rupert Murdoch and the online revolution.

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  1. Read All About It!

    A History of the British Newspaper

    By Kevin Williams

    This Text-book traces the evolution of the newspaper, documenting its changing form, style and content as well as identifying the different roles ascribed to it by audiences, government and other social institutions. Starting with the early 17th century, when the first prototype newspapers...

    Published September 10th 2009 by Routledge