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The Brass Check: A Study of American JournalismUpton Sinclair

The Brass Check: A Study of American Journalism

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Original author: Upton Sinclair

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"The Brass Check: A Study of American Journalism" by Upton Sinclair is a muckraking exposé published in 1919. Sinclair investigates how American newspapers and wire services serve the financial interests of their owners rather than the public truth. Drawing from personal experience and documented cases, he reveals how journalists fabricate stories, suppress Socialist causes, and spread misinformation. The book proposes radical remedies including legal reforms and unionization. Sinclair called it his most dangerous work, refusing copyright to maximize its impact.

The Brass Check: A Study of American Journalism, by Upton Sinclair. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #64657.

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71 Chapters

  1. 1.Part I: The Evidence168 words
  2. 2.Part II: The Explanation133 words
  3. 3.Part III: The Remedy817 words
  4. 4.Chapter I: The Story of the Brass Check1,389 words
  5. 5.Chapter II: The Story of a Poet1,803 words
  6. 6.Chapter III: Open Sesame!1,781 words
  7. 7.Chapter IV: The Real Fight1,929 words
  8. 8.Chapter V: The Condemned Meat Industry2,606 words
  9. 9.Chapter VI: An Adventure with Roosevelt2,493 words
  10. 10.Chapter VII: Jackals and a Carcase1,862 words
  11. 11.Chapter VIII: The Last Act1,761 words
  12. 12.Chapter IX: Aiming at the Public’s Heart1,018 words
  13. 13.Chapter X: A Voice From Russia895 words
  14. 14.Chapter VII: he signed a contract with the “New York Journal,” and486 words
  15. 15.Chapter XI: A Venture in Co-Operation2,205 words
  16. 16.Chapter XII: The Village Horse-Doctor2,344 words
  17. 17.Chapter XIII: In High Society2,187 words
  18. 18.Chapter XIV: The Great Panic2,353 words
  19. 19.Chapter XV: Shredded Wheat Biscuit1,461 words
  20. 20.Chapter XVI: An Interview on Marriage2,527 words
  21. 21.Chapter XVII: “gaming” on the Sabbath1,662 words
  22. 22.Chapter XVIII: An Essential Monogamist3,222 words
  23. 23.Chapter XIX: In the Lion’s Den1,513 words
  24. 24.Chapter XX: The Story of a Lynching2,756 words
  25. 25.Chapter XXI: Journalism and Burglary1,447 words
  26. 26.Chapter XXII: A Millionaire and an Author1,665 words
  27. 27.Chapter XXIII: The “heart Wife”4,750 words
  28. 28.Chapter XXIV: The Mourning Pickets3,318 words
  29. 29.Chapter XXV: The Case of the “a. P.”1,477 words
  30. 30.Chapter XXVI: A Governor and His Lie4,299 words
  31. 31.Chapter XXVII: The Associated Press at the Bar1,430 words
  32. 32.Chapter XXVIII: The Associated Press and Its Newspapers3,031 words
  33. 33.Chapter XXIX: The Scandal-Bureau3,250 words
  34. 34.Chapter XXX: The Concrete Wall2,808 words
  35. 35.Chapter XXXI: Making Bomb-Makers2,275 words
  36. 36.Chapter XXXII: The Roof-Garden of the World1,909 words
  1. 37.Chapter XXXIII: A Fountain of Poison4,517 words
  2. 38.Chapter XXXIV: The Daily Cat-And-Dog Fight2,373 words
  3. 39.Chapter XXXV: The Causes of Things2,763 words
  4. 40.Chapter XXXVI: The Empire of Business3,838 words
  5. 41.Chapter XXXVII: The Dregs of the Cup1,527 words
  6. 42.Chapter XXXVIII: Owning the Press3,529 words
  7. 43.Chapter XXXIX: The War-Makers2,865 words
  8. 44.Chapter XL: Owning the Owners1,910 words
  9. 45.Chapter XLI: The Owner in Politics3,399 words
  10. 46.Chapter XLII: Owning the Associated Press4,349 words
  11. 47.Chapter XLIII: The Owner and His Advertisers2,841 words
  12. 48.Chapter XLIV: The Advertising Boycott2,054 words
  13. 49.Chapter XLV: The Advertising Ecstasy1,984 words
  14. 50.Chapter XLVI: The Bribe Direct2,751 words
  15. 51.Chapter XLVII: The Bribe Wholesale1,465 words
  16. 52.Chapter XLVIII: Poison Ivy1,107 words
  17. 53.Chapter XLIX: The Elbert Hubbard Worm1,455 words
  18. 54.Chapter L: The Press and Public Welfare2,001 words
  19. 55.Chapter LI: The Press and the Radicals1,549 words
  20. 56.Chapter LII: The Press and the Socialists2,050 words
  21. 57.Chapter LIII: The Press and Sex1,870 words
  22. 58.Chapter LIV: The Press and Crime1,446 words
  23. 59.Chapter LV: The Press and Jack London1,850 words
  24. 60.Chapter LVI: The Press and Labor2,761 words
  25. 61.Chapter LVII: The Associated Press and Labor3,639 words
  26. 62.Chapter LVIII: “poisoned at the Source”5,675 words
  27. 63.Chapter LIX: The Press and the War3,058 words
  28. 64.Chapter LX: The Case of Russia3,891 words
  29. 65.Chapter LXI: “bolshevism” in America2,322 words
  30. 66.Chapter LXII: Cutting the Tiger’s Claws1,932 words
  31. 67.Chapter LXIII: The Mental Munition-Factory2,700 words
  32. 68.Chapter LXIV: The Problem of the Reporter2,581 words
  33. 69.Chapter LXV: The Press Set Free3,140 words
  34. 70.Chapter LXVI: A Frame-Up That Fell Down3,046 words
  35. 71.Conclusion4,921 words