This wonderful website, Freedom, a History of US, based on the series by Joy Hakim, presents the tenth webisode, Yearning to be Breathe Free. Through text, photographs, and audio segments you can get a good picture of the state of...

"You furnish the pictures, I'll provide the war!" was a quote said by William Randolph Hearst in the time leading up to the Spanish-American War. Learn how yellow journalism led to international conflict and was one cause of the...

At this PBS site, read about the histories of eight African-American newspapers: The Chicago Defender, The California Eagle, The Afro-American, The Pittsburgh Courier, Amsterdam News, Atlanta Daily World, Freedom's Journal, and Norfolk...

NPR takes a look at a biography written about Edward R. Murrow, a distinguished broadcast journalist. Features an interview with the author, excerpts from the book, and audio clips of some of Murrow's most famous broadcasts including the...

Frederick A. Moritz tells the biography of a yellow journalist, James Creelman. Learn more about yellow journalism during the Spanish-American War and the Sino-Japanese Wars and the impact yellow journalism played in world affairs.

Read a brief explanation of yellow journalism which began as a competition between Joseph Pulitizer and William Randolph Hearst to see which of their papers could sell more copies based on sensationalized stories. See how the involvement...

SUNY Albany presents archives of the weekly broadcast/internet radio program, Talking History, begun in 1996 and focusing on all aspects of history. The goal is "to provide teachers, students, researchers and the general public with as...

Trace the causes and debates that led to the Spanish-American War, including "yellow journalism" press coverage, President McKinley's declaration of war, and sentiments about imperialism. In this interactive lesson from WGBH, students...

A biographical document about Nellie Bly, a pioneer for women in journalism in the late 1800's.

First-person recount of how journalism and the papers were affected by outside forces in the 1930s. One focus is on circulation, delivery, and problems faced because of crime.

Site gives information on the origin of the newspaper in America and its development through the Industrial Revolution.

Learn about significant women in the early days of radio and television. This library exhibition features performers, writers, and executives who pioneered in the broadcasting industry. Included in the exhibit are photographs, news...

Thanksgiving football dates to at least 1876, when Yale defeated Princeton, 2-0, on a cold, bleak afternoon in Hoboken, New Jersey. By the 1890s, many college and high school teams played on the holiday. But the tradition didn't become a...

A lesson plan from the producers of the 16-episode PBS series "Freedom: A History of US" that leads learners through an examination of the role of muckrakers in the development of investigative journalism. Students work to identify...

Read a history of television in the 1950s and 1960s to see how it became such a cultural icon. Find out about the many genres of television that were broadcast during that time.

This page provides a brief account of the history of windmills, their origins and types. This is a transcript of an accompanying radio broadcast.

Discusses the causes, events, and consequences of the Spanish-American War and how the United States acquired several territories in the aftermath. Includes questions for students at end.

Discusses the muckraking journalists and novelists who were at the forefront of movements pushing for stronger protections for workers and consumers. Their work led to the passage of several important pieces of legislation. Includes...

An article discussing the history of the Ed Sullivan show.

This site contains the history and biography of Anne Royall, America's first woman journalist. Provides interesting information and includes personal and professional information as well.

A discussion of the other guises of Manifest Destiny, including imperialism, yellow journalism, the idea of the white man's burden, the Monroe Doctrine, and the Roosevelt Corollary.

Online history page containing numerous links to specific incidents of U.S. expansion in the Pacific, Latin America, China, and Cuba.

From the companion website of the first African American Lives PBS series. (A sequel to that series was broadcast n 2008.) The series profiles the family roots of nine Americans of African descent. Learn what the science of DNA can tell...

This site is about Evelyn Shuler, who in the 1930s acquired a job as a front page reporter. She was the only female to cover the trial of the man accused of abducting the Lindbergh baby. Very compelling and interesting information.