Tag: April 1849

Penny Press Pandemonium: A Tale of Greed and Deceit in 19th-Century New York
The streets of New York City were abuzz with the latest scandal to rock the penny press industry. James Gordon Bennett, proprietor of the New York Herald, had just published his latest edition, complete with three editions per day and a circulation of over 7,000 copies per annum. But amidst the hustle and bustle of…
