Ballyhoo

Book

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Museum of Public Relations

Name/Title

Ballyhoo

Description

An insider critique of how commercialism, circulation wars, and publicity machinery were reshaping journalism's relationship to truth.

Context

Bent was a former journalist for the New York World and New York Times. A survey of American newspaper practices in the 1920s that blurred news and promotion.

Category

Public Relations

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Book

Book Details

Author

Silas Bent

Publisher

Boni and Liveright, Inc.

Place Published

City

New York City

State/Province

New York

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Date Published

1927

Notes

Pages: 397

Created By

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Create Date

October 7, 2022

Updated By

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Update Date

July 22, 2026