Journalism, Media & Writing

Journalism, Media & Writing traces the history and practice of writing for public audiences — from the early periodical press through the great Victorian reviews to the war correspondents and foreign reporters of the early twentieth century. Daniel Defoe’s journalism, William Hazlitt’s criticism, and the memoirs of editors and publishers who built the modern press are all available here as free EPUB downloads.

The shelf includes practical handbooks on the craft of writing alongside histories of newspapers and magazines, reflections on press freedom, and the autobiographies of reporters who covered the defining events of their age. It is equally useful as a history of media and as a resource for writers who want to learn from the masters of clear, forceful English prose.