Episode 100: The Telegraph, Libel and Press Freedom

14/03/2022 49 min Episodio 113
Episode 100: The Telegraph, Libel and Press Freedom

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Author Patrick File discusses his book, Bad News Travels Fast: The Telegraph, Libel and Press Freedom in the Progressive Era, and reviews three turn-of-the-century libel suits, including one from world-famous sharpshooter Annie Oakley. Show transcripts are available at https://journalism-history.org/podcast/.