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The International Distribution of News: The Associated Press, Press Association, and Reuters, 1848-1947
Jonathan Silberstein-Loeb
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Description for The International Distribution of News: The Associated Press, Press Association, and Reuters, 1848-1947
paperback. This book traces the history of international news agencies and associations around the world from 1848 to 1947. Num Pages: 267 pages, 21 tables. BIC Classification: KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 374.
Based on newly available and extensive archival evidence, this book traces the history of international news agencies and associations around the world from 1848 to 1947. Jonathan Silberstein-Loeb argues that newspaper publishers formed news associations and patronized news agencies to cut the costs of news collection and exclude competitors from gaining access to the news. In this way, cooperation facilitated the distribution of news. The extent to which state regulation permitted cooperation, or prohibited exclusivity, determined the benefit newspaper publishers derived from these organizations. This book revises our understanding of the operation and organization of the Associated Press, the BBC, ... Read more
Based on newly available and extensive archival evidence, this book traces the history of international news agencies and associations around the world from 1848 to 1947. Jonathan Silberstein-Loeb argues that newspaper publishers formed news associations and patronized news agencies to cut the costs of news collection and exclude competitors from gaining access to the news. In this way, cooperation facilitated the distribution of news. The extent to which state regulation permitted cooperation, or prohibited exclusivity, determined the benefit newspaper publishers derived from these organizations. This book revises our understanding of the operation and organization of the Associated Press, the BBC, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
373g
Number of Pages
267
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107657830
SKU
V9781107657830
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99-26
About Jonathan Silberstein-Loeb
Jonathan Silberstein-Loeb received his PhD from the University of Cambridge in 2009, and is Senior Lecturer in History at Keble College, University of Oxford.
Reviews for The International Distribution of News: The Associated Press, Press Association, and Reuters, 1848-1947
'Jonathan Silberstein-Loeb further advances our understanding of news agenda history from business, information economics and political economy perspectives. Based on thorough archival research, including extended research in the Reuters archives in London and the AP corporate news archives in New York, the volume offers a new and valuable perspective on the development and operation of news agencies over the century ... Read more