Scott M. Bushnell | Akateeminen Kirjakauppa

Through the story of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Scott M. Bushnellpresents the political history of Fort Wayne, Allen County, and Indiana'snortheastern region. With an informal tone and the snappy style of a seasonedjournalist, Bushnell explores just how integrally newspapers were linked to, andeven shaped, political events. Founded in 1863, the FWJG quickly demonstrated thatit would take bold stands on volatile political issues of the day by endorsingLincoln's appeal for more troops. The bickering that occurred daily between theliberal FWJG and its right-wing competitor, the News-Sentinel, during the 1930s and1940s reflected the divided sentiments of the nation concerning such issues as theNew Deal, Hoosier Wendell Wilkie's bid for the presidency, and Lindbergh's "AmericaFirst" campaign. Over the years, the newspaper plunged into the fray on theinfluence of the Ku Klux Klan, the rise of Nazism, the Vietnam War, andabortion.