The Brass Check
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The Brass Check is a 1919 exposé by Upton Sinclair that harshly criticizes the American newspaper industry for corruption, bias, and manipulation of public opinion.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Brass Check canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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exposé ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author | Upton Sinclair ⓘ |
| comparedJournalismTo | prostitution ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizedBy | contemporary newspaper publishers ⓘ |
| criticizes |
American newspapers
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advertiser influence on news ⓘ censorship in the press ⓘ corporate control of the press ⓘ suppression of labor news ⓘ suppression of socialist viewpoints ⓘ yellow journalism ⓘ |
| distributionMethod |
direct sales
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mail order ⓘ |
| genre |
media criticism
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political literature ⓘ |
| hasPart |
analysis of newspaper ownership
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case studies of newspaper misconduct ⓘ proposals for press reform ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Progressive Era reforms
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rise of mass-circulation newspapers ⓘ |
| influenced |
later media reform movements
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subsequent studies of press bias ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Upton Sinclair's experiences with newspaper coverage of his work ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American newspaper industry
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journalism ethics ⓘ manipulation of public opinion ⓘ media bias ⓘ press corruption ⓘ |
| metaphorFor | commercialization of journalism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocacy of publicly funded press
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early systematic critique of American journalism ⓘ influence on media criticism ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| proposes |
greater transparency in media ownership
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public control of news agencies ⓘ stronger regulation of newspapers ⓘ |
| publicationFormat | print ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1919 ⓘ |
| publisher | self-published by Upton Sinclair ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The Goose-Step
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The Jungle ⓘ The Profits of Religion ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | early 20th-century American press ⓘ |
| titleOrigin | brass check system in American brothels ⓘ |
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