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CONTENTS
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Courses at the University of Lille 458
Plan of de Blowitz 459
Sentiment against it in England 459
And in Canada 459
The Pulitzer School 460
Spread of schools of journalism 460
Present limitations 461
Suggested explanations 462
Future possibilities 462
The endowed press 462
General arguments in favor 463
Confusion as to nature 463
Technical journals 463
Goldwin Smith's plan 463
Lack of enthusiasm for endowed press 464
The Congressional Record 465
State and municipal journals 466
General tendency towards increasing authoritativeness of the press 467
Chapter XVII
How Far Can the Past Be Reconstructed from the Press?
The press enjoined to "tell the facts" 468
Inaccuracy of the press inevitable 469
Difference between accuracy and authoritativeness 469
Edward Dicey on the English press 469
Interpretation by the press necessary 470
Interpretation of the press 470
Parts of press most used in reconstructing past 470
Value of the editorial 470
Series of editorials 470
J. F. Rhodes on value of press 471
Value of illustration in reconstruction 471
Comparative freedom from authority 471
Punch, Harper's Weekly, and Life 472
Press called "anti-social" 472
Illustration enlarges horizon 472
Glimpses of luxury 473
Obverse of the shield 473
"The middle class" 473
Development of new interests shown 474
Permanent elements in society illustrated 474
Relative position of children 474
The woman's era 475