The document discusses the essential steps to create a successful newspaper in the 19th century, including obtaining a printing press and sourcing materials from existing publications. It also touches on themes within 19th-century journalism, such as editorial subjectivity and the construction of community narratives. The author, M.H. Beals from Loughborough University, emphasizes the importance of understanding the historical context and structure of journalism during this period.

1. Scissors and Paste
Understanding the Hidden Structure of 19th-Century Journalism
M. H. Beals
Loughborough University

2. How to Create a Successful Newspaper
(in the 19th century)
 Purchase, inherit or otherwise ‘obtain’ a printing press and type
 Subscribe or purchase a variety of other people’s newspapers
 Invest in a sturdy pair of scissors
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3. Delving into the British Library Collections
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Wf11Tr ''"'' - tNI YErUtls G. It is the first night of
the new-born year. nlhlcu.'d from care, when happy
thousands meet, With twine and festvd 'mirth
theirhearts to cheir, And warvn the freezing hours
with glowing I'ect. 11hile others ply-thebowl, the
dauce, the soh, And pass the time in merriment and
glee,l :lorne I sit. nor think the moments o ome~h
Though sharing no tir wanton reveelry.. ..... i': AI
softened sadness o'er mv spirit stels -. . - - - -
Ethereal visons flit before my eyes; And whilst my
soul the hallowed influence fiels;-, I pause a little
space to morali. m : Full many a happy heart that
bounds to meet And shine amid the beauteomis and
the brave, Ere the revolving year shaU& he
complete, : Will find its'horme within 'the unrrv
grave. Full many a gallant-youth,'his patent's pritl,
Rejoicing nowr u bosom of his home. : efore the
ext, must leave that paretlt's side, A stranger in a
fureian land to roam. . These pine beneath the
scorching eastern ray; Those risk the .perils -of the
roaring sea Some shiver in the North, deprived of
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4. Finding Memes
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6. Finding Memes
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7. Imagined Communities
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8. Understanding Editorial Subjectivity
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9. Building a Re-Useable Database of Re-Use
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10. Scissors and Paste
Understanding the Hidden Structure of 19th-Century Journalism
M. H. Beals
Loughborough University