Minnesota Rag: Corruption, Yellow Journalism, and the Case that Saved Freedom of the Press
Minnesota Rag takes the reader on a tour of the seamy underside of a dark period in Minnesota's past, one rife with crooked public officials, vengeful gangsters, and yellow journalists. Featuring notorious characters such as Jay M. Near, racist and antilabor publisher of Minneapolis's Saturday Press, pioneering newsman Fred W. Friendly weaves the tale of a court case that molded our understanding of freedom of the press and set a precedent for the publication of the Pentagon Papers.
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Minnesota Rag takes the reader on a tour of the seamy underside of a dark period in Minnesota's past, one rife with crooked public officials, vengeful gangsters, and yellow journalists. Featuring notorious characters such as Jay M. Near, racist and antilabor publisher of Minneapolis's Saturday Press, pioneering newsman Fred W. Friendly weaves the tale of a court case that molded our understanding of freedom of the press and set a precedent for the publication of the Pentagon Papers.
Ch. 1The Trail from Rip-saw3Ch. 2The Issue of October 2514Ch. 3The Birth of Another Rag29Ch. 4Gagging "A Malicious, Scandalous and Defamatory Newspaper"40Ch. 5Rogues and Prophets under Siege55Ch. 6The Daddy Warbucks of the First Amendment66Ch. 7Grumbling in the Ranks82Ch. 8Death Holds Two Wild-Card Seats on the Supreme Court92Ch. 9Argument Day in the Supreme Court121Ch. 10The Barest of Margins136Ch. 11Judgment Day147Ch. 12The Forgotten Champion156Epilogue: From the Saturday Press to the New York Times172Select Bibliography186Source Notes195J. M. Near v. State of Minnesota, 283 U.S. 697 (1931)207Index235
