William Francis Mannix was a colossal hoaxer, journalist, criminal, and literary forger. Mannix is representative of a type of journalist at the turn of the nineteenth century. At that time elements of the press were striving for professional respectability and embracing ethical standards. Historians have held these publications up as standing apart from the sensational press. In fact, even the best publications were tied in with journalists like Mannix. This thesis attempts to consolidate the threads of Mannix’s life, putting his career into the larger journalism context it illuminates.
To complete this thesis, I visited the Princeton University Library’s Department of Rare Books and Special Collections in Princeton, New Jersey, to study the Ruth E. and Edward M. Brecher Collection on Mannix, and conducted extensive research on literature covering the Spanish American War, literary and journalism hoaxes, journalistic standards, and the professionalization of journalism. |
Published in Healthcare Journal of Baton Rouge, March/April 2017 issue | readership of 45,000 per issue
Published in Healthcare Journal of Baton Rouge, Jan./Feb. issue
Results: 7,816,374 unique visitors, resulting in an earned media value of $72,301.46
Press conference attendance included the Washington Post, Canada's Global News, Fox Channel 5 and NBC Channel 4
Results: more than 55 articles across news outlets, 32,853,962 unique visitors, $303,899.33 earned media value
Results: more than 55 articles across news outlets, 32,853,962 unique visitors, $303,899.33 earned media value
Wrote more than 500 trivia questions and answers for Smithsonian "Name the Animal" category in QuizUp App
App is world's largest mobile trivia game with 20 million users worldwide covering 400 trivia topics
Focused on identifying animals in the Zoo's collection and including conservation messages
Received 500,000 plays in first week
App is world's largest mobile trivia game with 20 million users worldwide covering 400 trivia topics
Focused on identifying animals in the Zoo's collection and including conservation messages
Received 500,000 plays in first week