Long-form journalism

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The distribution of tracts pre-dates the development of the printing press, with the term being applied by scholars to religious and political works at least as early as the 13th century. They were used to disseminate the teachings of John Wycliffe in the 14th century. As a political tool, tracts proliferated throughout Europe during the 17th century. They were printed as persuasive religious material from the time of Gutenberg's invention.

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A treatise is a formal and systematic written discourse on some subject, generally longer and treating it in greater depth than an essay, and more concerned with investigating or exposing the principles of the subject. Some noteworthy Treatises include The Prince, The Wealth of Nations, A Treatise of Human Nature and Two Treatises of Government.

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Beginning with propaganda during the Reformation, the rise of the printing press and literacy led to pamphleteering enjoying its heyday from the 17th Century to the 19th Century. Books were considered expensive and tracts did not necessarily address contemporary issues so pamphlets were widely produced and circulated.

UNESCO defined a pamphlet as " a non-periodical printed publication of at least 5 but not more than 48 pages, exclusive of the cover pages, published in a particular country and made available to the public" and a book as "a non-periodical printed publication of at least 49 pages, exclusive of the cover pages". A notable pamphlet is Common Sense.

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Literary and cultural-commentary publications such as Reader's Digest, The Atlantic, and Harper's pioneered long-form journalism in the new medium of magazines.{{When|date=January 2017}}

Long-form journalism has grown in popularity over the past several years,{{cite news|title=The Longform Journalism Renaissance|url=http://www.good.is/posts/the-longform-journalism-renaissance/|accessdate=5 January 2013|newspaper=Good|date=28 December 2011}}{{cite news|last=Carr|first=David|title=Long-Form Journalism Finds a Home|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/28/business/media/28carr.html?_r=0|accessdate=5 January 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=March 27, 2011}}{{when|date=August 2016}} with blogs and media organizations including Medium, The Caravan,{{Cite web|last=Bansal|first=Shuchi|date=2013-04-24|title=As magazines dwindle, Delhi Press seeks to add more|url=https://www.livemint.com/Consumer/78YQTesQtr28UUC18SQI9J/As-magazines-dwindle-Delhi-Press-seeks-to-add-more.html|access-date=2021-02-14|website=mint|language=en}} BuzzFeed{{cite news|last=Alexander C.|first=Kaufman|title=How BuzzFeed Is Betting on Hollywood, Long-Form Writing to Grow|url=http://www.thewrap.com/media/column-post/how-buzzfeed-betting-hollywood-long-form-writing-grow-64726|accessdate=5 January 2013|newspaper=The Wrap|date=January 4, 2013}} and The New York Times{{cite news|last=Sulliven|first=Margaret|title=It Was a Big Year for Long-Form Journalism at The Times|url=http://publiceditor.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/31/it-was-a-big-year-for-long-form-journalism-at-the-times/|accessdate=5 January 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=31 December 2012 }} creating or expanding long-form coverage and new companies such as The Atavist, Longreads.com, Longform.org, and Longformarticles.net being founded to capitalize on the new interest.{{cite web|last=Zhang|first=Mona|title=Good Times for Long-Form Journalism?|url=http://www.mediabistro.com/10000words/good-times-for-long-form-journalism-longform-ipad-app-new-yorker-david-remnick_b10485|work=10,000 Words|publisher=MediaBistro|accessdate=6 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606082313/http://www.mediabistro.com/10000words/good-times-for-long-form-journalism-longform-ipad-app-new-yorker-david-remnick_b10485|archive-date=6 June 2013|url-status=dead}}

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• {{cite news |last=Bennet |first=James |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/12/against-long-form-journalism/282256/ |title=Against 'Long-Form Journalism' |work=The Atlantic |location=Washington, DC |date=12 December 2013 |accessdate=19 December 2014}}
• {{cite news |last=Nazaryan |first=Alexander |url=http://www.newsweek.com/serious-reporting-thriving-internet-despite-predictions-270554 |title=Serious Reporting Thriving on the Internet, Despite Predictions |work=Newsweek |location=New York |date=15 September 2014 |accessdate=19 December 2014}}

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