Read, Donald.

The power of news : the history of Reuters / Donald Read. - 2nd ed. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1999. - xvii, 540 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [490]-518) and index.

Julius Reuter: before and after 1851 -- 'The great Reuter' -- An imperial institution, 1865-1914 -- The world's news, 1865-1914 -- Wartime reconstruction, 1914-1918 -- War news, 1914-1918 -- The autocracy of Roderick Jones, 1919-1934 -- The decline and fall of Roderick Jones, 1934-1941 -- News between the wars, 1919-1939 -- War news, 1939-1945 -- 'In the nature of a trust', 1941-1963 -- Making the new Reuters, 1963-1981 -- Achieving worldwide presence, 1963-1981 -- Going public, 1981-1984 -- The world's news, 1945-1989 -- Retrospect, 1849-1989.

0198207689 (hardcover : alk. paper)

98036926

GB99-32803


Reuters Limited.
Reuters--History.

PN5111.R4 / R43 1999

070.4/35