{"product_id":"citizen-reporters-s-s-mcclure-ida-tarbell-and-the-magazine-that-rewrote-america-paperback","title":"Citizen Reporters: S.S. McClure, Ida Tarbell, and the Magazine That Rewrote America - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephanie Gorton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFINALIST FOR THE SPERBER PRIZE FOR JOURNALISM - BIOGRAPHY \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA fascinating history of the rise and fall of influential Gilded Age magazine \u003cem\u003eMcClure's\u003c\/em\u003e and the two unlikely outsiders at its helm--as well as a timely, full-throated defense of investigative journalism in America\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe president of the United States made headlines around the world when he publicly attacked the press, denouncing reporters who threatened his reputation as \"muckrakers\" and \"forces for evil.\" The year was 1906, the president was Theodore Roosevelt--and the publication that provoked his fury was \u003cem\u003eMcClure's \u003c\/em\u003emagazine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the most influential magazines in American history, \u003cem\u003eMcClure's\u003c\/em\u003e drew over 400,000 readers and published the groundbreaking stories that defined the Gilded Age, including the investigation of Standard Oil that toppled the Rockefeller monopoly. Driving this revolutionary publication were two improbable newcomers united by single-minded ambition. S. S. McClure was an Irish immigrant, who, despite bouts of mania, overthrew his impoverished upbringing and bent the New York media world to his will. His steadying hand and star reporter was Ida Tarbell, a woman who defied gender expectations and became a notoriously fearless journalist. Through \u003cem\u003eMcClure's\u003c\/em\u003e, they cemented investigative journalism's crucial role in democracy and introduced Americans to the voices of Willa Cather, Arthur Conan Doyle, Robert Louis Stevenson, Joseph Conrad, and many others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracing \u003cem\u003eMcClure's \u003c\/em\u003efrom its meteoric rise to its spectacularly swift and dramatic combustion, \u003cem\u003eCitizen Reporters \u003c\/em\u003eis a thrillingly told, deeply researched biography of a powerhouse magazine that forever changed American life. It's also a timely case study that demonstrates the crucial importance of journalists who are unafraid to speak truth to power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 26, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53756079866189,"sku":"9780062796653","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/0Ta2PMeRQ49780062796653.webp?v=1776722067","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/citizen-reporters-s-s-mcclure-ida-tarbell-and-the-magazine-that-rewrote-america-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}