The Edinburgh History of the British and Irish Press, Volume 3: Competition and Disruption, 1900-2017

This volume responds to the absence of wide-ranging, up-to-date analysis of newspapers and periodicals across Britain and Ireland in the twentieth century by providing an ambitious, interdisciplinary and research-led volume that seeks to explore long-term continuities and changes. The
Introduction provides an initial overview of the century by studying the evolution of the British and Irish press across five milestone years, and, in particular, examining how the leading titles in the market, the popular daily newspapers, sought to develop their appeal to a broad, mainstream
audience. Five core chapters then analyse in more detail the central features of the environment in which the press operated: economic forces and patterns of ownership
the institutions and technologies of production and distribution
the reading audience
the legal and regulatory framework
and the
identities and communities that structured the market. The main body of the volume comprises a series of thematic chapters attending to different aspects of the creation, content and impact of newspapers and periodicals in this period. A timeline of significant events for cross-reference and an
extensive bibliography for further research are also included making this a thorough resource for researchers and students alike.