Dominance, collaboration and resistance
Developing the idea of a national news agency in the Ottoman Empire, 1854–1914
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21719151 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Servet Yanatma (0000-0001-8650-5373, Visiting Fellow, The London School of Economics and Political Science, UK, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 569-585 |
| Publication date | 2022-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journalism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1464-8849 • E-ISSN: 1741-3001 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1464884920924174 |
| OpenAlex | W3033634877 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 12 |
This article investigates the relationship between the Ottoman state and the operations of the most powerful international news agencies of its time, Havas and Reuters, within the Ottoman Empire. The two agencies started to operate in Istanbul during the Crimean War and soon became the most influential sources of news both within and outside the Ottoman Empire. The article examines how the Ottoman state, perceiving them as a threat, attempted to resist their dominant role in news-production by collaborating with other different agencies and actors. When this failed, it tried to found a national news agency
Economic history · Empire · Media studies · Ottoman empire · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Archaeological Research and Protection · History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Literary, Cultural, Historical Analysis
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |