Frontier Press (1865-1900)

1. Roles of frontier press
   
   1. Catalyst for social change
      1. advocated change
      2. town boosterism
      3. steadying force
      
      
   2. Mirrors of frontier life
   
   
2. Nature of frontier journalism
   1. Newspaper structure like colonial days
   2. Personal style of journalism
   
   
3. Problems of publishing frontier papers
   1. Lack of money
   2. Physical isolation
   3. Finding steady help
   
   
4. Newspaper funding
   1. Printing contracts *
   2. Party donations
   3. Subscriptions
   4. Street sales
   
   
5. Women on the frontier
   1. Typesetters and repoters
   2. Women begin to own papers