Sir Philip Gibbs and English Journalism in War and Peace

by Martin C. Kerby

Overview

Sir Philip Gibbs was one of the most widely read English journalists of the first half of the twentieth century. This coverage of his writing offers a broad insight into British social and political developments, government and press relations, propaganda, and war reporting during the First World War.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781349847747
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	03/24/2018
Series:	Palgrave Studies in the History of the Media
Edition description:	1st ed. 2016
Pages:	237
Product dimensions:	5.83(w) x 8.27(h) x (d)

About the Author

Martin C. Kerby is Lecturer in the School of Teacher Education and Early Childhood at the University of Southern Queensland, Australia and is also the museum curator and archivist at St Joseph's Nudgee College, Brisbane, Australia. He was recently awarded an Australian Postgraduate Award scholarship, a Queensland Anzac Centenary Grant and an Australian Arts and Culture Grant.

Table of Contents

1. Victorian Childhood: 1877-1895
2. The New Journalism: 1895-1912
3. Free Lance War Correspondent: 1912-1915
4. Official War Correspondent: 1915-1918
5. Adventures in Journalism: 1918-1939
6. The Pageant of the Years: 1939-1962
7. Conclusion