The Atlanta Georgian's Coverage Of The Case Of Leo Frank

In the late 19 th century and early 20 th century,under the impetus of the second industrial revolution,the industrialization of the United States showed a trend of rapid development.With the development and promotion of industrialization,American cities began to enter a period of rapid development.At the same time,the newspaper industry in the United States developed rapidly.On the one hand,industrialism provides technical support for the innovation and improvement of newspaper production and printing technology.On the other hand,immigration has provided the newspaper with a large potential readership.As a result,some urban daily newspapers,which are oriented to the public and pay attention to social life,began to rise and develop.With the development of industrialization and urbanization,urban social problems emerge in an endless stream,and news related to social problems can easily attract people's attention.In particular,news involving violence and racial issues is more likely to cause a craze.The case of Leo Frank is a typical case.It was a fatal murder in Atlantic City in 1913.Due to the brutality of the m.o.,as well as the twists and turns of the investigation and trial,the case has attracted public attention and been reported by local and other regional newspapers.The Atlanta daily newspaper,the Atlanta,ga.,was certainly not absent,and it also covered the case extensively.Different from other newspapers,the newspaper has carried out in-depth and detailed reports on the case from its occurrence to its trial.Moreover,the case report of the Newspaper has a prominent style,characteristics and tendencies.From the characteristics and tendencies of case reporting,in terms of subjective factors,the change of newspaper holders changes the way and style of newspaper reporting,and then influences the characteristics of case reporting.In terms of objective factors,the popular development and commercial operation of the newspaper,as well as the social factors in Atlanta,have influenced the content and tendency of the newspaper.Therefore,under the influence of multiple factors,the unique style and characteristics of the report on the “Leo Frank Case” of the Atlanta georgians were finally promoted.Based on the in-depth interpretation of the original archives and the Newspaper text of the Atlanta Georgians,this paper sorts out the development process of public opinion in the “Leo Frank Case”.Based on the trial of the Case itself,the report of the Atlanta georgians on the case was restored,and the characteristics and tendencies of the report on the case were elaborated.Through the elaboration of the characteristics and tendencies of the case report,This Artical analyzes the factors that influence the case report,and finally summarizes the influence and enlightenment of the case report.