Title The business of newspapers on the Western frontier / Barbara Cloud

Published Reno : University of Nevada Press, ©1992

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 255 pages) : illustrations Series Wilbur S. Shepperson series in history and humanities ; no. 33 Wilbur S. Shepperson series in history and humanities ; no. 33. Contents pt. I. Getting Started. 1. The Newspaper Frontier. 2. Ink-Stained Entrepreneurs -- pt. II. Income. 3. Building Circulation. 4. Advertising. 5. Job Printing -- pt. III. Expenses. 6. Setting Up Shop. 7. Staffing the Newspaper. 8. News Across the Miles. 9. Supplies and Services -- pt. IV. The Balance Sheet. 10. Pressures on the Press. 11. Obliterating the Frontier. 12. Success and Failure Summary The thousands of newspapers that were born on the far western frontier in the nineteenth century contributed to the West's social and political development. Newspapers also played an integral role in the region's economic growth because, whatever else motivated their publishers, newspapers were businesses. The Business of Newspapers on the Western Frontier examines the components of the western newspaper business between 1846 and 1890--circulation, advertising, labor, supplies, and other essentials--to show the kinds of problems frontier publishers faced in establishing and operating newspapers in the West. Starting with market conditions and the kinds of people who met the entrepreneurial challenges those conditions presented, the book moves through sources of income and principal expenditures to present a balance sheet that discusses reasons for the many failures and occasional successes. It shows that success or failure had more to do with business ability than journalistic prowess. In many respects frontier publishers' concerns mirrored those of small-town publishers everywhere, but the great distances and rapidly changing conditions of the West compounded the problems. The Business of Newspapers on the Western Frontier provides a behind-the-scenes look at newspaper operation in these challenging circumstances. In doing so, the book shows real people dealing with real problems and dispels many of the myths that cling to the frontier press Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-243) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Print version record Subject Newspaper publishing -- Economic aspects -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century American newspapers -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.) BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- Service. American newspapers Economic history Frontier and pioneer life Newspaper publishing -- Economic aspects Uitgeverijen. Dagbladbedrijven. Economische aspecten. SUBJECT West (U.S.) -- Economic conditions -- 19th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85146150 Subject West United States Genre/Form History Geschiedenis (vorm) Form Electronic book ISBN 0874173779 9780874173772

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