Jeremy Agnew, a biomedical electronics consultant, holds a Ph.D. in engineering and has been involved in the design and manufacture of medical devices for more than 30 years. He lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and has written several books on the Old West.

• Table of ContentsPreface1. Fear, Thrills and Titillation2. New York, New York3. The Special Fears of Women4. The Penny Press5. The Flash Newspapers6. Questionable Advertising7. The Murder of Helen Jewett8. The Mystery of Mary Rogers9. Lurid Scandals10. Humbugs and Hoaxes11. ­Eye-Catching Illustrations12. The Police Gazette13. Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper14. Yellow Journalism15. Nellie Bly and Stunt Reporting16. The Era of Muckraking17. Tabloid MediaPostscriptAppendix: Approximate Dates of Journalistic PeriodsChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

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Jeremy Agnew, a biomedical electronics consultant, holds a Ph.D. in engineering and has been involved in the design and manufacture of medical devices for more than 30 years. He lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and has written several books on the Old West.

• Table of ContentsPreface1. Fear, Thrills and Titillation2. New York, New York3. The Special Fears of Women4. The Penny Press5. The Flash Newspapers6. Questionable Advertising7. The Murder of Helen Jewett8. The Mystery of Mary Rogers9. Lurid Scandals10. Humbugs and Hoaxes11. ­Eye-Catching Illustrations12. The Police Gazette13. Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper14. Yellow Journalism15. Nellie Bly and Stunt Reporting16. The Era of Muckraking17. Tabloid MediaPostscriptAppendix: Approximate Dates of Journalistic PeriodsChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

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Jeremy Agnew, a biomedical electronics consultant, holds a Ph.D. in engineering and has been involved in the design and manufacture of medical devices for more than 30 years. He lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and has written several books on the Old West.

• Table of ContentsPreface1. Fear, Thrills and Titillation2. New York, New York3. The Special Fears of Women4. The Penny Press5. The Flash Newspapers6. Questionable Advertising7. The Murder of Helen Jewett8. The Mystery of Mary Rogers9. Lurid Scandals10. Humbugs and Hoaxes11. ­Eye-Catching Illustrations12. The Police Gazette13. Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper14. Yellow Journalism15. Nellie Bly and Stunt Reporting16. The Era of Muckraking17. Tabloid MediaPostscriptAppendix: Approximate Dates of Journalistic PeriodsChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

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