W.T. Stead And the New Journalism (E-Book)

Exclusive to the W. T. Stead Resource Site, this e-book examines Stead’s crucial role in the development of New Journalism, both at the Pall Mall Gazette and during his earlier career at the Northern Echo. It first traces how, through three high profile campaigns, Stead took Matthew Arnold’s passing reference to “new journalism” and invested it with an enhanced cultural and political significance.

These campaigns were:

1. The Langworthy Marriage, which fought for the rights of jilted wife and mother Mildred Langworthy.
2. The case of Miss Elizabeth Cass, a respectable young woman wrongly arrested for soliciting.
3. The case of Israel Lipski, a Jewish immigrant, wrongly convicted of murder.

The study then turns to the New Journalism as practised by Stead at the Northern Echo, analysing three of his most controversial campaigns in these formative years:

1. The West Aukland Murders, and the conviction and execution of serial murderer, Mary Ann Cotton.
2. The C.D Acts, which examines Stead’s stance against the Contagious Diseases Acts.
3. The Bulgarian Atrocities, perhaps Stead’s defining campaign for the Northern Echo.

Who is this e-book for?

Researchers with an interest in W.T.Stead and the important contributions he made to the journalistic, political and social spheres of his age will find this study useful. It may also appeal to those studying the development of modern journalism, media ethics and the role of journalism in shaping public opinion and social reform during the late 19th century.

Contents

1. Introduction……………….. 4-15
2. Branding the New Journalism….. 16-39
3. W.T. Stead and the Northern Echo….. 40-65
4. New Journalism at the Northern Echo … 66-95
5. Conclusion …..…………. 96-99
6. Bibliography …………… 100