Masters Of English Journalism

Author : T. H. S. Escott
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781333402167
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (21 download)

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Download or read book Masters of English Journalism written by T. H. S. Escott and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-08-29 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Masters of English Journalism: A Study of Personal Forces Of individual journalists could not have been attempted before the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. From that date onward, about the same amount Of space has been given to the earlier and the later of the English newspapers' makers. At their head, when the present volume first shaped itself, was Lord Glenesk, to whom from family accidents I had been known, as schoolboys say, at home, and to whom directly, rather than to any monograph which his family may since have pub lished, I am indebted for everything Said about his ancestral, personal, journalistic relationships and doings. His successor and doyen Of the English press, Lord Burnham, has similarly enabled me to ensure accuracy in my remarks concerning the Daily T elegraph's earlier days, as well as concerning the men most conspicuous in the Fleet Street system, somewhat before my own day. Scarcely less have been my Obligations to many others, who have grudged no pains to help. Me in verifying oral tradition and to make me independent of what has elsewhere been published about newspaper workers, universally accessible, as such records are, and not the less interesting or valuable though the latest phases Of journalistic actuality and consequent novelty in handling did not come within their writers' Scope. Here I must name Mr. E. J. Goodman, formerly of the Yorkshire Post first, the Daily Telegraph afterwards, Mr. T. E. Kebbel, Mr. Sidney Low, the late Mr. Edward Spender, or rather those who represent him to-day, . Mr. Thomas Catling, Sir Edward R. Russell, of the Liverpool Daily Post, Mr. G. Lw'. E. Russell, equally distinguished in Fleet Street and Paternoster Row, and Mr. Justin Mccarthy, the Oldest as well, perhaps, as the most illustrious among the ornaments of my own craft. After having Observed me throughout my entire course, from the inexhaustible stores Of his experience, with a courtesy and kindness not less great and unfailing than his knowledge, he has been good enough to supply me with touches and colour for episodes, and those who figured in them, beyond the reach of my own experi ence. There still remain unmentioned some to Whom I owe it that there are not more vacancies in this gallery Of journalistic portraits, and that in preparing them I have had the advantage of experiences more. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.