Coast to Coast (2010)
“: Newspapers 35.
Newspapers This sort of unquestioning parochialism is often fostered by the powerful Press of the Middle West. There are no national newspapers in the United States in quite the British sense of the phrase; the nearest equivalents are perhaps the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times and the Christian Science Monitor, all of which circulate widely outside their cities of origin. As a result, the local daily newspaper enjoys great influence and prestige, especially in the ...Middle West where the distances between cities are considerable but the populations are large. Sometimes the local pride of these newspapers allows them to colour the news to a comic degree. In Des Moines I was shown the front page of the issue of the local paper that recorded the sinking of the Titanic. A big black streamer headline announced the loss of the ship across the top of the page; but directly beneath it there was a second headline, almost as big, almost as black, announcing with satisfaction: “No Des Moines Passengers Aboard.”MoreLess
Newspapers This sort of unquestioning parochialism is often fostered by the powerful Press of the Middle West. There are no national newspapers in the United States in quite the British sense of the phrase; the nearest equivalents are perhaps the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times and the Christian Science Monitor, all of which circulate widely outside their cities of origin. As a result, the local daily newspaper enjoys great influence and prestige, especially in the ...Middle West where the distances between cities are considerable but the populations are large. Sometimes the local pride of these newspapers allows them to colour the news to a comic degree. In Des Moines I was shown the front page of the issue of the local paper that recorded the sinking of the Titanic. A big black streamer headline announced the loss of the ship across the top of the page; but directly beneath it there was a second headline, almost as big, almost as black, announcing with satisfaction: “No Des Moines Passengers Aboard.”MoreLess
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