The History of the Irish Newspaper 1685–1760

Dr Munter studies the growth and changing nature of the Irish periodical press from the time of the Protestant Ascendancy under William III to 1760.

Robert Munter (Author)

9780521131162, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 11 February 2010

248 pages
21.6 x 1.4 x 1.4 cm, 0.32 kg

Dr Munter studies the growth and changing nature of the Irish periodical press from the time of the Protestant Ascendancy under William III to 1760, when provincial papers began to flourish outside Dublin. This was the period when newspapers were produced very largely in Dublin, mostly for local circulation among the English-speaking Protestant upper class. Dr Munter first sets the production of newspapers within the general history of Irish printing and bookselling, and the organisation of the trade. He then examines particular aspects of Irish newspaper history, presenting evidence about the importation of paper and the growth of local manufacture; the development of advertising and its importance as an element in the financial structure of the newspaper; evidence of the profitability of newspapers; circulation figures; the effect of the communications system on the supply and dissemination of news; the status of journalists and the development of the journalistic ethic; and analysis of the contents of the papers.

List of illustrations
Preface
1. The early Irish press
2. The newspaper businessmen
3. The business of newspaper printing
4. Newspaper circulation and distribution
5. The publisher and his public
6. The chronicles of news
7. The maturing press
8. Literature and criticism in the Irish press
9. The political journals
Appendix: The government and press prosecutions
Bibliography
Index.

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