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General William R. Shafter holds up a diminutive newspaper reporter labeled “Yellow Journalism.” Shafter appears ready to drop the reporter in the ocean.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1898-08-17
William Jennings Bryan stands on the back of a railroad caboose using a bellows labeled “16 to 1” to blow paraphrased fragments from speeches at rural citizens as the train passes. Some of these include, “[Our people] do not need the lessons of history!”, “They know it all!”, and “The popular intuition is better than reasoning and what the people say goes.” Traveling with Bryan are several newspaper reporters.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1896-09-16
Nicholas II and General Obruchev look over a “War Map” spread on a table, with “Russia” on one side, “England” on the other, and “Afghanistan” between them. Beneath the table, having come through a “Nihilists’ Private Trap Door,” is “the Herald’s Special Correspondent” with an over-sized right ear, listening and holding a notebook labeled “N. Y. Herald.” Caption: Instantaneous sketch by Puck’s special artist of the Herald’s special correspondent getting his important information about the Czar and Gen. Obrutscheff.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1885-05-06
Several reporters for disreputable newspapers, such as “Reporter of the ‘Daily Sewer'” and “Reporter for the ‘Daily Garbage Barrel,'” are barred from entering a courthouse. Caption: The reporters of incorrigible scandal-mongering journals must be kept out of the criminal courts, or we shall have to keep the newspapers out of our homes.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1885-06-03
President Roosevelt introduces Robert Lincoln O’Brien, of the Boston Transcript. He will be going to the Philippines.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-03-11
Vice President Roosevelt is obliged to Edward Sandford Martin for sending him the note about the furriers though it did irritate him. They were not to advertise the collection of skins. Roosevelt succeeded in keeping press agents away while he was hunting and John Kendrick Bangs informed Roosevelt that Martin has written denials to any rumors to the contrary.
1901-04-23
Governor of Moro Province Wood asks Assistant Adjutant-General Simpson for a copy of Commander Lucien Young’s testimony from the Senate Military Committee. According to a newspaper report, Commander Young made statements that will require Wood to take action against him.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-21
George R. Koester provides a written statement about a series of lynchings he observed over eight years ago in Gaston, South Carolina. He asserts that false statements have been made about his role in the lynchings. If requested by President Roosevelt, Koester will resign from office.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-11-03
W. B. Hastings sends news that Julian Ralph is going to the Transvaal for the Daily Mail, presumably to report on the Boer War; and will be the “only American correspondent on the field.” He also relates viewing a large demonstration at Trafalgar Square.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1899-09-28