Sex trafficking, scandal, and the transformation of journalism, 1885-1917 - 45175

In the 19th century the American newspaper business offered the public a staple diet of sex scandals and murder, sensationalism from cover to cover.

Towards the end of the century William T. Stead & George Kibbe Turner launched a series of investigations into global sex trafficking, known as 'white slaving' and helped a new form of journalism emerge into the mainstream: one that placed objectivity ahead of the thrill factor.

This book recounts how the newsmen of America came to discover ethics & how the public reacted to being fed facts in place of rumour.