The Power of News

This is the story of Reuters, the international news agency. In 1851 Julius Reuter set up the London organization which was eventually to extend throughout most of the world. This is an account of the company which for almost 150 years has brought us history as it is being made.

The remarkable history of an institution and its visionary founder

Autorentext
Donald Read is Emeritus Professor of Modern English History at the University of Kent.

Klappentext
This book is a fascinating account of Reuters, the international news agency which for almost 150 years has brought us history as it is being made. Donald Read's authoritative and readable history of Reuters shows how the company has always been in the forefront of communications technology, from the days of pigeon post and the first transatlantic cables to the age of the satellite and computer link.

Inhalt
List of Plates; List of Figures; List of Tables; Key Dates; Introduction; 1. Julius Reuter: Before and After 1851; 2. 'The Great Reuter'; 3. An Imperial Institution 1865-1914; 4. The World's News 1865-1914; 5. Wartime Reconstruction 1914-1918; 6. War News 1914-1918; 7. The Autocracy of Roderick Jones 1919-1934; 8. The Decline and Fall of Roderick Jones 1934-1941; 9. News between the Wars 1919-1939; 10. War News 1939-1945; 11. 'In the Nature of a Trust' 1941-1945; 12. Making the New Reuters 1963-1981; 13. Achieving Wordwide Presence 1963-1981; 14. Going Public 1981-1984; 15. The World's News 1945-1989; 16. Retrospect 1849-1989; Appendix; Picture Acknowledgements; Glossary; References; Select Bibliography; Index

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