Power of News. The history of Reuters, 1849-1989
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- Author(s) Read, Donald
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 1999
- Pages 2nd ed; 540pp; illus
- Publisher Oxford University Press
- Place Published Oxford
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- Name Information: distribution & use
- Name Diplomatic issues inc imperialism
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Library:
- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
- Visit British Library's website
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First published 1992. An official history of Reuters commissioned from an emeritus professor of English history providing a detailed chronological narrative account of the business as it moved from its historic role of world news agency especially associated with British imperial interests, to the provision of economic information, especially to financial services businesses internationally. Chapters include: ''Mr Reuter's Office', 1816-65'; ''Electric News', 1858-65'; 'An imperial institution, 1865-1914' - 'Beginnings, 1865-78' / 'Heyday, 1878-1914'; 'The world's news, 1914-18'; 'The autocracy of Roderick Jones, 1919-34'; 'The decline and fall of Roderick Jones, 1934-41'; 'News between the wars, 1919-39'; 'War news, 1939-45'; 'The last days of the Old Reuters, 1941-63' - 'In the nature of a trust, 1941-51' / 'On the brink, 1951-63'; 'Making the New Reuters, 1963-81' - 'The coming of the 'Reuter Monitor' / 'A worldwide presence'; 'Going public, 1981-84'; 'The world's news, 1945-89'; 'Retrospect from 1989'. An appendix provides an analysis of annual results, 1951-89