Bad news travels fast : the telegraph, libel, and press freedom in the Progressive Era

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General Note:	Based on the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Minnesota, 2013.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	News in the late nineteenth century : more and faster -- Libel in the nineteenth century : malice or mistakes? -- The Smith and Rutherford cases : the news as 'a wrong and perilous system' -- The Palmer cases : the first large-scale libel syndicate -- The Oakley cases : libel and celebrity -- Bad news and the bad tendency test : the limits of libel doctrine -- Retraction statutes : an alternate route to protection -- Conclusion.
Restrictions on Access Note:	NLC staff and students only.
Source of Description Note:	Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 05, 2019).