Newspaper Fight Over Printing a Death Pact Story
In a tense meeting editor Hanson and staff debate printing a powerful piece about a death pact between Guy Johnson and Mrs. W P G Harding. The News runs a Page 1 expose detailing the alleged package to Mrs Harding and the financial pressure from banks and advertisers.
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The Birmingham News and a City’s Journalistic Rise
In Birmingham 1910 1920 and 1927 the News challenged rivals by printing fearless news and canvassing readers. It overran the Ledger and Age Herald, then bought them, becoming a South strong paper. The Amanda Harding Guy Johnson tragedy is cited as pivotal.
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