Why do we read about accidents? Lessons from 18th-century English newspapers

THE CONVERSATION This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site. —— Author: Leslie Ritchie, Professor of English Literature, Queen’s University, Ontario “If it bleeds, it leads” is a well-known maxim associated with journalism. Accident […]