News and the British World

The Emergence of an Imperial Press System, 1876-1922

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ID19985281
AuthorsSimon J Potter (0000-0001-8104-5777, corresponding author)
Year2003
Pages246
Publication date2003-08-07
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueNews and the British world (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199265121.001.0001
OpenAlexW1537501178
Open LibraryOL3323951M
ISBN9780199265121
LanguageEN
Citations received79

During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa were increasingly drawn together by an imperial press system. This is the first scholarly study of the development of that system. Revealed to contemporaries by the South African War, the basis on which the system would develop soon became the focus for debate. Commercial organizations, including newspaper combinations and news agencies such as Reuters, fought to protect their interests, while 'constructive imperialists' attempted to enlist the power of the state to strengthen the system. Debate culminated in fierce controversies over state censorship and propaganda during and after the First World War. Based on extensive archival research, this study addresses crucial themes, including the impact of empire on the press, Britain's imperial experience, and the idea of a 'British world'. Challenging earlier nationalist accounts, the author draws out the ambiguous impact of the imperial press system on local, national, and imperial identities

British Empire · Censorship · Constructive · Economic history · Empire · Imperial unit system · Media studies · Nationalism · Newspaper · Political science · Politics · Power (physics) · Sociology · State (computer science) · Australian History and Society · History · Law · 19th century · 20th century · Colonies · Great britain · Imperial federation · Mass media · Press · Press coverage

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