Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly
Publication Date
2010
Issue Number
2
Volume Number
87
Abstract/ Summary
This stud y utilizes archival and other primary materials to describe the development of the New York Times op-ed page. This innovative forum for commentary, which premiered in September 1970, is examined through the lenses of Jiirgen Habermas' public sphere theory and eco nomic concerns in the American newspaper industry. The page provid ed a significant source of revenue and diversified social, cultural, and political news analysis. Times executives sought to serve the public interest while considering corporate profits.
Repository Citation
Socolow, Michael J., "A Profitable Public Sphere: The Creation of the New York Times Op-Ed Page" (2010). Communication and Journalism Faculty Scholarship. 2.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/cmj_facpub/2
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/107769901008700204
Version
post-print (i.e. final draft post-refereeing with all author corrections and edits)
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