If the Beatles have a song named for it, it must be important. I’m talking, of course, about the British music newspaper turned magazine and blog, the New Musical Express (or NME). The music newspaper launched in 1949 in standard newsprint format, and was the first to publish its own singles chart that tracked the […]
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Today, when someone says “I read The Times,” they could be referring to any number of publications: The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The Seattle Times, The Daily times – the list goes on and on including titles within the US as well as many international titles. However, “The Times” technically refers the […]
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Tags: British contributions, correspondance, historyofjournalism, Journalism, London, Newspaper, war
Tags: British contributions, correspondance, historyofjournalism, Journalism, London, Newspaper, war
When most Americans hear the word “tabloid” they automatically associate it with entertainment journalism and the ferocity of which we pounce on celebrity gossip. However, entertainment journalism is not what has fueled the history of the tabloid. Tabloids originated in as a unique form of British journalism. Utilizing sensationalism, British tabloids focus on breaking hard news […]
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Tags: bridgetbukovich, british, British contributions, News, Sensationalism, tabloid
Lord Beaverbrook: the press baron of Fleet Street
Posted by: daviddorsey | November 27, 2012 | No Comment |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. Beaverbrook’s 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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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 […]
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 […]
British newspapers have come a long since the Licensing Act and censorship of the 17th century. In 2011 there are hundreds of newspapers in UK as well as Sunday newspapers that have taken over. In this blog, I’ll be giving you a little rundown on the top five newspapers in the UK as well as […]
Robert Fisk is a Middle East correspondent for British newspaper The Independent. He is regarded as one of the most well respected and well known foreign correspondents in international journalism. Fisk was born in Kent, England where went to school at Lancaster University and then earned his PhD in Political Science at Trinity College in […]
Great Britain has given us many things. The Spice Girls. David Beckham. Penicillin. But they have also given us great contributions to the world of journalism. In 1624, the first newspaper ad was printed and just a couple of years later they printed the first correction that increased newspaper credibility. With the end of the British […]