JOURNAL ARTICLE

The Long and Short of It: Rethinking the Longevity of Nineteenth-Century Periodicals.

  • Published In: Victorian Periodicals Review, 2024, v. 57, n. 1/2. P. 30 1 of 3

  • Database: Historical Abstracts with Full Text 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Stephens, Matthew 3 of 3

Abstract

This essay argues that short-lived newspapers, often overlooked as the expected casualties of a developing industry, were actually a significant proportion of the nineteenth century's press. It explores the methodological problem of how to gauge the shape of the nineteenth-century press, particularly in terms of relative longevity of publication, offering a critique of the sources and systems of knowledge that have moulded our conception of the industry. Analysing datasets drawn from nineteenth-, twentieth-, and twenty-first-century sources, this approach provides a fresh perspective that restores short-lived newspapers to greater prominence, suggesting an imbalance in historical research focused on longstanding newspapers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Victorian Periodicals Review. 2024/03, Vol. 57, Issue 1/2, p30
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Visual Arts
  • Publication Date:2024
  • ISSN:0709-4698
  • DOI:10.1353/vpr.2024.a951297
  • Accession Number:184300493
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