George Newnes and the New Journalism in Britain, 18801910 by... - 9780367888275

Name: George Newnes and the New Journalism in Britain, 18801910 by... - 9780367888275
Brand: Kate Jackson

Kate Jackson

This is an interdisciplinary study of the noted British newspaper proprietor, publisher and editor, George Newnes, who was a key figure of the so-called New Journalism. The author examines seven of Newnes\u2019s most successful periodicals-including Tit-Bits (1881), The Strand Magazine (1891), and The Captain (1899) - from a biographical, journalistic > This is a study of the noted newspaper proprietor, publisher and editor, George Newnes and his involvement in the so-called New Journalism in Britain from 1880 to 1910. The author examines seven of Newnes\u2019s most successful periodicals - Tit-Bits (1881), The Strand Magazine (1891), The Million (1892), The Westminster Gazette (1893), The Wide World Magazine (1898), The Ladies\u2019 Field (1898) and The Captain (1899) - from a biographical, journalistic and broader cultural perspective.\nNewnes assumed a pioneering role in the creation of the penny miscellany paper, the short-story magazine, the true-story magazine and the respes