'Miserable Conflict and Confusion' by Erin Kate Scheopner - 9781836243977

'Miserable Conflict and Confusion'The Irish Question and the British National Press, 1916-1922\nAuthor(s): Erin Kate Scheopner\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Liverpool University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Liverpool University Press\nISBN-13: 9781836243977, 978-1836243977\nSynopsis\nThis book investigates the way the British national press covered Ireland and the Irish question from the aftermath of the Easter Rising in 1916 to the ratification of the Anglo-Irish Treaty in 1922. Bridging the fields of history and media studies, it seeks to add to our understanding of the complex relationship between the press and politics.\n\n Using a case study of 11 newspapers, Erin Kate Scheopner investigates daily press coverage from the formative [tel] period to offer broader contextualisation and critical analysis of what the press, the reading public, and the government recognised to be happening in Ireland. The material examined includes articles, dedicated series, editorials, cartoons, .