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This is an online bibliography of books, articles, dissertations, and other academic resources in the field of Mass Communication History, mostly in the United States, from the colonial era to the 1980s or so.  Although it is by no means complete or exhaustive, it does contain many of the most frequently cited resources in a variety of research areas as well as many important older texts.  It is regularly updated to include recently published material and older sources that I come across in my research and reading.  It is a work in progress and the goal is to provide, over time, a current and comprehensive listing of the most important and useful works across the breadth of this wide-ranging field of study and to suggest resources for scholars engaging in historical research in journalism and mass communication.  Approximately 5000 titles in about 100 categories are listed at this time and new entries are added on a regular basis.  Please contact the editor<\/a> with suggestions or to point out errors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Citations are categorized somewhat idiosyncratically and users should look in multiple sections of this site to find all of the sources relevant to their research projects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Site updated August 28, 2025. The page on film history is undergoing a substantial redevelopment and only a few of my citations are currently listed there. The sections for Radio, Television, and Magazines are scheduled for reorganization in the near future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Historiography, Textbooks, and General <\/a>
Histories of Journalism<\/a><\/td>		Biography and Memoirs of Journalists <\/a>
and Other Media Figures<\/a><\/td>		Bibliographies and <\/a>
Reference Books<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Women in Mass Communication<\/a><\/td>Journalism and Politics<\/a><\/td>The Media and the Presidency<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Religion and Mass Media<\/a><\/td>Print Culture, Reading, Books, <\/a>
Libraries, and Literacy<\/a><\/td>		Trans-Atlantic Influences in <\/a>
Journalism History<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Colonial America and the <\/a>
Revolutionary War<\/a><\/td>		The Early Republic and Rise <\/a>
of the Party Press<\/a><\/td>		Antebellum Journalism and <\/a>
the Penny Press<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Abolitionist Press<\/a><\/td>The Civil War and Reconstruction<\/a><\/td>Late 19th-Century Journalism<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Literary Journalism\/ “New” <\/a>
Journalism<\/a><\/td>		Ethnic\/Language Minority <\/a>
Broadcasting and Press<\/a><\/td>		Post Office<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Regional and Local Journalism<\/a><\/td>Progressive Era America and <\/a>
the Muckrakers<\/a><\/td>		Propaganda, Public Diplomacy, <\/a>
and National Security<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Labor\/Radical\/LGBTQ+\/ <\/a>
Underground Journalism<\/a><\/td>		Sensationalism, Tabloids, Gossip, <\/a>
and Celebrity Journalism<\/a><\/td>		Freedom of Expression and <\/a>
Media Law<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
News Services and Syndicates<\/a><\/td>Histories of Individual Newspapers<\/a><\/td>Magazines<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
The Telegraph and Cables<\/a><\/td>Printing Technology, Paper, <\/a>
Layout and Design<\/a><\/td>		Sports Journalism<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Sound Technology, the Music<\/a>
Industry, and Cultural <\/a>
Studies of Music History<\/a><\/td>		Mass Media and Historical Memory<\/a><\/td>Mass Media in Wartime: <\/a>
1898 to Present<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Press Criticism<\/a><\/td>International Reporting\/ Coverage <\/a>
of Foreign News<\/a><\/td>		Early 20th Century Journalism<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Trade Associations, Professionalization, <\/a>
Ethics, Journalism Education<\/a><\/td>		Mass Media and Mass Culture<\/a><\/td>Communication Technology in History<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Film<\/a><\/td>Photography and Photojournalism<\/a><\/td>Prints, Illustrations, Editorial <\/a>
Cartoons, and Comics<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Advertising, Mass Markets, <\/a>
and Consumer Culture<\/a><\/td>		Collected Columns, Editorials, <\/a>
and Essays by Journalists<\/a><\/td>		Journalism in the 1940s and 1950s<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Government Investigations, Oversight, <\/a>
and Regulation of Broadcasting<\/a><\/td>		Radio<\/a><\/td>Television<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Communications and the <\/a>
Postwar Freedom Struggle<\/a><\/td>		Journalism and the Recent Past: <\/a>
The 1960s and Beyond<\/a><\/td>		Public Relations<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Copyright Robert A. Rabe (2025)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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