Part 1 Theorizing journalism: reading the periodical press - text and context, Lynn Pykett; towards a theory of the periodical as a publishing genre, Margaret Beetham; popular narrative and political discourse in Reynolds' Weekly Newspaper, Anne Humphreys; newspaper and periodicals in historical research, Edward Royle. Part 2 The diversity of Victorian journalism: local journalism in Victorian political culture, Aled Jones; Welsh periodicals - a survey, Brynley F.Roberts; Yr Amserau - the first decade 1843-52, Philip Henry Jones; London's local newspaper - patterns of change in the Victorian period, Michael Harris; the history of the "Standard", Dennis Griffiths; the growth of a national press, Lucy Brown. Part 3 Directions in journalism studies: Victorian periodicals and academic discourse, B.E.Maidment; sources for the study of newspapers, Joel H.Wiener; the golden stain of time - preserving Victorian periodicals, Scott Bennett; technology and the periodical press, Deian Hopkin.
