The partisan press before 1900
by AquinasDomer (2023-12-28 16:58:04)

In reply to: Sorry, Abe didn't have to deal with 24/7 news & social media  posted by ndgenius

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Was nastier than our current press. Claims of sexual infidelity. Attacks on family members, etc. Were par for the course back then. Grover Cleveland was famously attacked with "Ma Ma Ma where's my parents pa pa" over his love child. Things like that were very common back then.

Not to mention in the lead up to the civil war you had open warfare in territories, brawling in the senate, etc.

Heck, small town newspapers were even gossiping over whether Mary Lincoln was flirting with men on innauguration.



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