"The Business of News in England, 1760-1820 explores the commerce of the English press during a critical period of press politicization, as the nation confronted foreign wars and revolutions that disrupted domestic governance (1760-1820). Britain had a precociously commercial newspaper press,...

" Traditional newspapers are under threat. The emergence of citizen journalism, collaborative news websites and freebie news-sheets -- coupled with a catastrophic drop in ad revenue -- has pushed many to the brink. Papers around the world are cutting copy, editions and staff, moving online or...

Preface -- Part I: Introduction -- 1 Context, Purpose and Structure of the Book.- 2 State Aid for Newspapers.- Part II: Theories -- 3 State Support for News -- 4 Industrial Subsidies -- 5 Newspaper Subsidies and Journalistic Quality -- 6 State Aid to the Press in the EU -- 7 Press Governance.-...