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This 10 page paper looks at John Browns raid on Harper Ferry in 1859. Te paper outlines the events and then consider how the media of the time covered the events and the impact that this media coverage may have had in the short and the long term. This is achieved by looking at contemporary newspapers in the North and the South, including the New York Times, the Boston Liberator and the Whig among others. The bibliography cites 10 source.
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10 pages (~225 words per page)
File: TS14_TEharper.rtf
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With television and satellite feeds it can be argued there has been a desensitisation and an overload. The role of the media has grown and competition drives it forward into
finding newsworthy stories. These stories may be emerging or they may be leaked or created to attract attention in order to manipulate public opinion. The idea of impartial news is
a relatively new concept in the media, and in looking at past events it is possible to see how both in the stories and those in the media has used
the medium to proliferate specific massages. It is also interesting to consider the role that the media can have on public opinion and help with the way in which society
reacts. One event that is often cited as having little if any historical impact is that of John Browns raid on Harpers Ferry. This event occurred in 1859, with
a very different media environment. The newspaper reported with different styles and the use of bias was reflected in the way that Brown was portrayed as a hero to the
Northern readers, whilst to southerners he was a traitor and a scoundrel is the papers were to be believed. To understand the role played by the media and the impact
that this event the historical event needs to be considered. John Brown was born in 1800 in Connecticut. It appears that he developed an interest in the abolitionist movement about
the year 1835 (Villard, 1943). This was partly due to the media, partly due to a liberal education and can also be accredited to his personal moral standpoint (Villard, 1943).
His actions as what was described as extremist action by the Southern press began in 1856 when Brown, with his sons murdered some supporters of slavery. The three men
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