The Newsmongers: A History of Tabloid Journalism

The Newsmongers unfolds the seedy history of tabloid journalism, from the first printed Strange Newes sheets of the sixteenth century to the sensationalism of todays digital age. The narrative weaves from Regency gossip writers through New Yorks yellow journalism battles to the sex and sleaze Sun of the 1970s; and from the Brexit-backing populism of the Daily Mail to the celebrity-obsessed Mail Online of the 2000s. Colourful figures such as Daniel Defoe, Lord Northcliffe, Hugh Cudlipp, Rupert Murdoch and Robert Maxwell are brought to vivid life. From scandalous confessions to the Leveson Inquiry, the book explores journalists unscrupulous methods, taking in phone hacking, privacy breaches and bribery. In the digital era, popular journalism succumbed to churnalism while a certain royal is seeking revenge on the tabloids today. See more