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Infamous Scribblers

Eric Burns talked about his book Infamous Scribblers: The Founding Fathers and the Rowdy Beginnings of American Journalism, published by Pub… read more

Eric Burns talked about his book Infamous Scribblers: The Founding Fathers and the Rowdy Beginnings of American Journalism, published by Public Affairs. In his book he recounts the impact of colonial newspapers on early American culture. The author explained that since Boston’s Publick Occurrences newspaper of the 1690's, the founding fathers continuously made headlines and were subject to both character assassinations and outright fabrications. Mr. Burns recounted examples fabricated stories. He responded to questions from members of the audience. close

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Program ID:
197965-2
Category:
Public Affairs Event
Format:
Speech
Location:
Annapolis, Maryland, United States
First Aired:
May 05, 2007 | 10:59am EDT | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:
May 06, 2007 | 12:58am EDT | C-SPAN 2

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  • May 05, 2007 | 10:59am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • May 06, 2007 | 12:58am EDT | C-SPAN 2
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