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International news-agencies, such as Reuters, the Associated Press
and Agence France-Presse, have long been 'unsung heroes' of the
media sphere. From the mid-nineteenth century, in Britain, the US,
France and, to a lesser extent, Germany, a small number of agencies
have fed their respective countries with international news
reports. They informed governments, businesses, media and,
indirectly, the general public. They helped define 'news'. Drawing
on years of archival research and first-hand experience of major
news agencies, this book provides a comprehensive history of the
leading news agencies based in the UK, France and the USA, from the
early 1800s to the present day. It retraces their relations with
one another, with competitors and clients, and the types of news,
information and data they collected, edited and transmitted, via a
variety of means, from carrier-pigeons to artificial intelligence.
It examines the sometimes colourful biographies of agency newsmen,
and the rise and fall of news agencies as markets and methods
shifted, concluding by looking to the future of the organisations.
Scottish engineer Daniel Wilson (1790-1849) helped launch the
industrial revolution in France and acquired a major art
collection. His daughter, Marguerite (1836-1902), restored the
chateau de Chenonceau, near the Loire Valley. His son, Daniel
(1840-1919), close to Marguerite, became an MP, founded a newspaper
chain, rose to become a leading republican politician, and married
the daughter of President of the Republic Jules Grevy. The younger
Daniel Wilson's business activities and news strategies offended
many and prompted his involvement in a scandal (the sale of the
Legion of Honour decoration) that led to his downfall and that of
President Grevy. Wilson's name became and remains synonymous with
political corruption. This book is the first to examine the nexus
of political and press connections in early republican France from
his viewpoint. The struggle for press freedom since the 1789
Revolution culminating in the 1881 Press Law is assessed by
considering the stance of Wilson, Grevy, and the leading press
magnate Emile de Girardin and other press tycoons. The flamboyant
Marguerite, who hosted Gustave Flaubert in Chenonceau and journeyed
to India, colours the saga.
Scottish engineer Daniel Wilson (1790-1849) helped launch the
industrial revolution in France and acquired a major art
collection. His daughter, Marguerite (1836-1902), restored the
chateau de Chenonceau, near the Loire Valley. His son, Daniel
(1840-1919), close to Marguerite, became an MP, founded a newspaper
chain, rose to become a leading republican politician, and married
the daughter of President of the Republic Jules Grevy. The younger
Daniel Wilson's business activities and news strategies offended
many and prompted his involvement in a scandal (the sale of the
Legion of Honour decoration) that led to his downfall and that of
President Grevy. Wilson's name became and remains synonymous with
political corruption. This book is the first to examine the nexus
of political and press connections in early republican France from
his viewpoint. The struggle for press freedom since the 1789
Revolution culminating in the 1881 Press Law is assessed by
considering the stance of Wilson, Grevy, and the leading press
magnate Emile de Girardin and other press tycoons. The flamboyant
Marguerite, who hosted Gustave Flaubert in Chenonceau and journeyed
to India, colours the saga.
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