The Brass Check
- Subtitle
- A Study of American Journalism
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1. Front matter2. INTRODUCTORY3. PART I THE EVIDENCE4. CHAPTER I THE STORY OF THE BRASS CHECK5. CHAPTER II THE STORY OF A POET6. CHAPTER III OPEN SESAME!7. CHAPTER IV THE REAL FIGHT8. CHAPTER V THE CONDEMNED MEAT INDUSTRY9. CHAPTER VI AN ADVENTURE WITH ROOSEVELT10. CHAPTER VII JACKALS AND A CARCASE11. CHAPTER VIII THE LAST ACT12. CHAPTER IX AIMING AT THE PUBLIC’S HEART13. CHAPTER X A VOICE FROM RUSSIA14. CHAPTER XI A VENTURE IN CO-OPERATION15. CHAPTER XII THE VILLAGE HORSE-DOCTOR16. CHAPTER XIII IN HIGH SOCIETY17. CHAPTER XIV THE GREAT PANIC18. CHAPTER XV SHREDDED WHEAT BISCUIT19. CHAPTER XVI AN INTERVIEW ON MARRIAGE20. CHAPTER XVII “GAMING” ON THE SABBATH21. CHAPTER XVIII AN ESSENTIAL MONOGAMIST22. CHAPTER XIX IN THE LION’S DEN23. CHAPTER XX THE STORY OF A LYNCHING24. CHAPTER XXI JOURNALISM AND BURGLARY25. CHAPTER XXII A MILLIONAIRE AND AN AUTHOR26. CHAPTER XXIII THE “HEART WIFE”27. CHAPTER XXIV THE MOURNING PICKETS28. CHAPTER XXV THE CASE OF THE “A. P.”29. CHAPTER XXVI A GOVERNOR AND HIS LIE30. CHAPTER XXVII THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AT THE BAR31. CHAPTER XXVIII THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AND ITS NEWSPAPERS32. CHAPTER XXIX THE SCANDAL-BUREAU33. CHAPTER XXX THE CONCRETE WALL34. CHAPTER XXXI MAKING BOMB-MAKERS35. CHAPTER XXXII THE ROOF-GARDEN OF THE WORLD36. CHAPTER XXXIII A FOUNTAIN OF POISON37. CHAPTER XXXIV THE DAILY CAT-AND-DOG FIGHT38. PART II THE EXPLANATION39. CHAPTER XXXV THE CAUSES OF THINGS40. CHAPTER XXXVI THE EMPIRE OF BUSINESS41. CHAPTER XXXVII THE DREGS OF THE CUP42. CHAPTER XXXVIII OWNING THE PRESS43. CHAPTER XXXIX THE WAR-MAKERS44. CHAPTER XL OWNING THE OWNERS45. CHAPTER XLI THE OWNER IN POLITICS46. CHAPTER XLII OWNING THE ASSOCIATED PRESS47. CHAPTER XLIII THE OWNER AND HIS ADVERTISERS48. CHAPTER XLIV THE ADVERTISING BOYCOTT49. CHAPTER XLV THE ADVERTISING ECSTASY50. CHAPTER XLVI THE BRIBE DIRECT51. CHAPTER XLVII THE BRIBE WHOLESALE52. CHAPTER XLVIII POISON IVY53. CHAPTER XLIX THE ELBERT HUBBARD WORM54. CHAPTER L THE PRESS AND PUBLIC WELFARE55. CHAPTER LI THE PRESS AND THE RADICALS56. CHAPTER LII THE PRESS AND THE SOCIALISTS57. CHAPTER LIII THE PRESS AND SEX58. CHAPTER LIV THE PRESS AND CRIME59. CHAPTER LV THE PRESS AND JACK LONDON60. CHAPTER LVI THE PRESS AND LABOR61. CHAPTER LVII THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AND LABOR62. CHAPTER LVIII “POISONED AT THE SOURCE”63. CHAPTER LIX THE PRESS AND THE WAR64. CHAPTER LX THE CASE OF RUSSIA65. CHAPTER LXI “BOLSHEVISM” IN AMERICA66. PART III THE REMEDY67. CHAPTER LXII CUTTING THE TIGER’S CLAWS68. CHAPTER LXIII THE MENTAL MUNITION-FACTORY69. CHAPTER LXIV THE PROBLEM OF THE REPORTER70. CHAPTER LXV THE PRESS SET FREE71. CHAPTER LXVI A FRAME-UP THAT FELL DOWN