Max Aitken, 1st Lord Beaverbrook (1879-1964), was a Canadian politician, businessman, and most significantly, a publisher. At the height of his career, Lord Beaverbrook was the most influential voice in the British press. Beaverbrookâs papers had millions of readers, the most successful of which was the Daily Express, which sold 4,300,000 copies in 1960, more […]
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Lord Beaverbrook: the press baron of Fleet Street
Posted by: daviddorsey | November 27, 2012 | No Comment |
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Tags: British contributions, edward viii, newspapers, power of the press, world wars
Tags: British contributions, edward viii, newspapers, power of the press, world wars
The British Broadcasting Company, or BBC, is the largest media source in the world, employing about 23,000 staff members. The BBC not only reports the news, but produces television, music, and other genres of entertainment and information. It’s quite diverse, the say the very least. What’s so interesting about the BBC as well is the […]
National Anti-Slavery Standard: a combatant in the fight against slavery
Posted by: daviddorsey | October 30, 2012 | No Comment |Created in 1840, the National Anti-Slavery Standard helped contribute to the fight against slavery in the United States all the way until the Emancipation Proclamation was issued and beyond. Indeed, the Standard did not cease publication until 1870, with the passing of the 15th Amendment which effectively granted African Americans the right to vote. The […]
Harry Luce, Time inc. and the power of the press
Posted by: daviddorsey | October 23, 2012 | No Comment |On March 3, 1923, Time Inc. launched its first issue of Time Magazine. This innovative publication was the first weekly news magazine in existence, and would go on to be a resounding success. Quickly breaking from its original print format, Time started to advertise on the infant radio networks. From there, a short, 15 minute […]
Arthur O. Sulzberger, the Pentagon Papers, and the power of the press
Posted by: daviddorsey | October 1, 2012 | No Comment |Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, who died on Saturday the 29th of September, was the publisher of the New York Times and the chairman and chief executive of The New York Times Company from 1963 to 1992. Mr. Sulzberger presided over an incident that is a text book definition of the power of the press when the […]
William Caxton: the father of the English press
Posted by: daviddorsey | September 24, 2012 | No Comment |In 1476, William Caxton (1421?-1492) established the first printing press in England. Upon viewing the wonders of the printing press from his extensive travels in Europe, Caxton realized the value of this modern marvel. Soon, with the patronage of the Royal Family, Caxton would be running off books in both French and English. After setting […]
William Lloyd Garrison (1805-1879) was an American abolitionist, social reformer, and publisher of the pro-abolition newspaper: the Liberator. Garrison was unique for his time by demanding “immediate emancipation” of all slaves. Using the Liberator as his voice, Garrison spread his convictions all across the North (his newspaper was not sold in the south). In his […]
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Tags: abolition, daviddorsey, Slavery, the civil war, The Liberator, William Lloyd Garrison
Tags: abolition, daviddorsey, Slavery, the civil war, The Liberator, William Lloyd Garrison
William Randolph Hearst goes to war, goes to Congress, and takes on FDR (unsuccessfully)
Posted by: daviddorsey | September 10, 2012 | No Comment |William Randolph Hearst (1863-1951), dropped out of Harvard in his senior year and took control of one of his father’s business interests: the San Francisco Examiner. Eventually Hearst would go shopping for a paper in New York City, and purchased the New York Journal in 1895. Turn of the century New York was a battlefield […]