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The power of news : the history of Reuters / Donald Read.

Author/creator Read, Donald
Format Book and Print
Edition2nd ed.
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.
Descriptionxvii, 540 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subject(s)
Contents Julius Reuter: before and after 1851 -- 'The great Reuter' -- An imperial institution, 1865-1914 -- The world's news, 1865-1914 -- Wartime reconstruction, 1914-1918 -- War news, 1914-1918 -- The autocracy of Roderick Jones, 1919-1934 -- The decline and fall of Roderick Jones, 1934-1941 -- News between the wars, 1919-1939 -- War news, 1939-1945 -- 'In the nature of a trust', 1941-1963 -- Making the new Reuters, 1963-1981 -- Achieving worldwide presence, 1963-1981 -- Going public, 1981-1984 -- The world's news, 1945-1989 -- Retrospect, 1849-1989.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [490]-518) and index.
LCCN 98036926
ISBN0198207689 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks PN5111.R4 R43 1999 ✔ Available Place Hold