Political Press Era (1820-1840)

1. Background
   
   1. Virginia Dynasty
   2. Party organizations
      1. parties become electoral machines
      2. development of party conventions
   3. editors mobilize voters
   
   
2. Press and Parties
   
   1. Editors part of party org.
      1. Duff Green--U.S.
      2. Francis Preston Blair-- Washington Globe
   2. Press in 1832
      A. nature of news
   3. Sources of financial support
      1. President's official paper
      2. Congressional printing contracts
      3. Post Office printing
      4. Private donations
   4. Funding at state and local level
      1. federal printing contracts
      2. state printing contracts
      3. party support
      4. joint stock options
   
   
3. National Intelligencer
   
   1. Debated issues rather than attacked candidates
   2. Known for govt. reporting
   3. "Newspaper of record"
   4. Important govt. documents
   
   
4. Decline of Party Press
   1. rise of Washington correspondents and telegraph
   2. source of funding gone
   3. rise of Penny Press