Jeffersonian Republican Newspaper Analysis

Clay Shirky who wrote Newspapers and Thinking the Unthinkable (1993) argues that society doesn’t need newspapers society needs journalism to save society. Shirky supports this argument by giving a historical background to the problems newspapers face and how the problems have developed over time and the solutions society has came up with. The blogger concludes that in order for journalism to go farther new models must be created in place of past molds. Shirky directs this blog toward the current and future generations in attempt to motivate new models and methods of journalism.

On the 3rd of February 1998, a U.S. military jet sliced the wire of a

USA Today debuted in 1982 as America’s first national general-interest daily newspaper by Allen H. Gannett who was Chairman of Gannett Co., Inc., until 1989. Now this company is worth around $4.7billions and Gannett is a global information juggernaut that publishes 82 daily and 700 nondaily newspapers and affiliated websites, operates 23 broadcast television stations reaching 18.2 percent of the U.S. population. Gannett newspapers including USA Today, have combined circulation of 11.6 million readers every weekday and 12 million readers every Sunday and total online audience is roughly 52 million unique visitors per month. Gannett is currently the largest U.S. newspaper group in terms of circulation.

The Dartmouth, originally called The Dartmouth Gazette, was founded on August 27th, 1799 by Moses Davis in Hanover, New Hampshire. Davis, after founding the paper, attempted to gather subscribers from the sparsely populated Upper Valley, a challenging task. Davis succeeded in acquiring subscribers, and charged them annual fees. These fees were the only source of revenue for the early Dartmouth Gazette. Originally, a subscription to the Gazette cost a dollar and fifty cents per year. Davis initially lacked the funds necessary to print the issue and cover the other costs associated with the newspaper, so he imposed an additional fee of twenty-five cents on his unsuspecting subscribers—subscribers who had already paid their annual fee—to get the

Over the past few months, I have seen several articles posted on Facebook from www.ConservativeTribune.com. That is not surprising since the majority of the people I know are devout, card carrying conservatives. However, it is surprising that a website that claims to be a legitimate news source often fails to report the whole story – facts are sometimes glossed over in favor of the conservative views of the writer. The website is an online conservative magazine, so a certain amount of bias is expected, but when an article serves no purpose but to agitate and prey on threadbare emotions, the reporting turns from legitimate journalism to yellow journalism (journalism based upon sensationalism, exaggeration, and eye-catching headlines). I

By 1817 the great American experiment was in full swing. America was developing into an effective democratic nation. However as the democracy continued to grow, two opposing political parties developed, the Jeffersonian Republicans and the Federalists. The Jeffersonian Republicans believed in strong state governments, a weak central government, and a strict interpretation of the Constitution. The Federalists saw it differently. They opted for a powerful central government with weaker state governments, and a loose interpretation of the Constitution. The seemingly solid divide between Federalist and Republican would begin to blur during the presidencies of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison.

Upon reading and reviewing the text, I began to understand the Jeffersonian Era, and how it was different from the Early Republic Period. Also, why Jefferson was an important president during this era, and some of his problems. This highlights the troubles and triumphs the young country had as it began to shape its identity and place as a nation.

The Revolution of 1800 marked a new era for the United States: The Jeffersonian era. The Jefferson era was full of conflict, partisan zeal, and peaceful power. Although the peaceful transition of power from John Adam’s federalism to Thomas Jefferson’s republicanism marked a new era, to a significant extent Thomas Jefferson did not follow his original republican philosophies and policies he campaigned on during his presidency. Although Thomas Jefferson established Republican views such giving power to the states while campaigning to be president, during his presidency he abandoned these views to a significant extent, which is shown by the establishment of the Embargo Act, the Louisiana Purchase and subsequent Expedition, and Jefferson using the Militia to fight the war of 1812.

The Republican Revolution, Revolution of '94 or Gingrich Revolution refers to the Republican Party (GOP) success in the 1994 U.S. midterm elections,[1] which resulted in a net gain of 54 seats in the House of Representatives, and a pickup of eight seats in the Senate. The day after the election, conservative Democrat Senator Richard Shelby of Alabama changed parties, becoming a Republican. The Democrats only picked up 4 seats in the House, all of which were open seats. No Republican incumbents were defeated at any level.

Roosevelt was a man of the outdoors despite being cooped inside the White House completing presidential matters; he enjoyed riding on his horse, so on this particular day, he decided to stroll around the forest southwest of Washington D.C. on his beloved horse. It was a beautiful day outside, the birds were singing, the flowers were blooming, and there was a giant shimmering doorway… Theodore Roosevelt stopped in his tracks.

A newspaper would show future generations what was going on in the world and what was important at the time.

Jeffersonian Democracy was new political culture positively represented by the Democratic-Republican Party. This form of politicking reached the people on more of a personal level, which drew them in and made them more accepting. Jefferson’s Democratic-Republicans enthusiastically sought to gain the popular vote of the communities. They founded highly opinionated newspapers that spread their views throughout the country. They campaigned on a personal level by hosting political barbecues and clambakes. Furthermore, they led malicious attacks against the Federalists, while the Federalists failed to counter their political tactics. Despite, the voters being limited to the white male property holders over twenty-one, the Jeffersonian Democracy

This Jeffersonian picture of the Dixiecrats is partially true. After all, Democratic elites in the South succeeded in disenfranchising black voters and some poor whites. Since Democrats garnered almost 100% of the vote in the Deep South in every election, no matter who they ran, they promoted fiscal policy that served the interests of the political and economic elite, such as minimal governmental interference, low wages, and limited social welfare spending. However, this structure was put in serious jeopardy by the Great Depression and subsequently the New Deal. Renewed focus on the South's economic rejuvenation sparked serious dialogue about the best way to life southerners out of

The term Jeffersonian Democracy refers to the Democratic-Republican Party. Jefferson’s party that opposed was created as a direct response to Alexander Hamilton and his policies. They opposed Hamilton, The Department of Treasury, and “any other measures that enhanced the power of the federal government” (Schultz. 2010). They also believed in state’s rights to own slaves, which made them very popular in the South. The Democratic-Republican Party sided with the French because they saw them as more “democratic”.

A Comparison of Two Different Newspapers In the following essay, I intend to compare the differences and similarities in which two different newspapers - a tabloid (The Mirror) and a broadsheet (The Times) report the same story. I will be looking at the presentation and the use of language as well as the basics of how the story is put forward and told. Both papers are reporting the same story in which Prince Philip made a statement along the lines that 'guns are no more dangerous than cricket bats' following a shooting at a school in Dunblane in Scotland. In general there are many differences between tabloids and broadsheets.