Author: Jordan E. Taylor

Jordan E. Taylor is a historian of print and politics in revolutionary North America. His book manuscript, “The Page of Revolutions: Information Politics in Revolutionary North America, 1765–1800,” examines how Americans, Canadians, and Louisianans engaged with and contested news about the Age of Revolutions. He has received fellowships from the Massachusetts Historical Society, the Library Company of Pennsylvania, and the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture. Find out more on his website https://jordanetaylor.com and follow him on twitter @PubliusOrPerish.

Culture Posted on November 8, 2018November 7, 2018

A Revolution in Mottoes: Newspaper Mastheads and the American Revolution

In early 2017, the Washington Post debuted a new masthead with the motto “Democracy Dies in Darkness.” At about the same time, the New York Times announced a new advertising slogan: “The truth is more important now than ever.” With their new slogans, these papers hoped to renew their commitments to the value of truth and […]

by Jordan E. Taylor