Martin Conboy is a Reader in the Department of Journalism Studies at the University of Sheffield. He co-edits the book series Journalism Studies: Key Texts for SAGE.

Martin Conboy explores the complex and dynamic relationship between the popular press and popular culture. He argues for the importance of an historical perspective in understanding the contemporary relationship between the popular and the press. The book concludes with an analysis of the popular press in a globalized media environment.

Introduction: Popular Press
Theory and History
Popularizing the People
The Popular Press as Popular Culture
The American Popular Press in the Nineteenth Century
The English Popular Press in the Early Nineteenth Century
Commercializing the Popular in Britain
The New Journalism
The Long Version
The Popular Press
Surviving Postmodernity
Integrating Approaches to Contemporary Popular Culture