Historical Dictionary of War Journalism

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By Mitchel P. Roth

ISBN: 0-313-29171-3

ISBN-13: 978-0-313-29171-5

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496 pages

Greenwood Press

Publication: 4/30/1997

List Price: $131.95 (UK Sterling Price: £75.00)

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Media Type: Hardcover

Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

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From 'Patton Slapping Incident' to 'Confederate Press Association,' this dictionary's brief, readable alphabetical entries cover all aspects of war journalism, including war correspondents, from the Mexican War to Vietnam.... this source is an excellent starting point for beginning researchers and librarians seeking ready reference material.
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Choice
...helps to fill a gap in the historical record of both wars and journalists....is a handy and readable reference.
—Communications Booknotes Quarterly
This book is not only a welcome contribution, but also a much needed one.
—Military and Naval History Journal

Description: An elusive figure until the 1840s, the war correspondent is a comparatively new phenomenon. Prior to the Mexican War and the invention of the telegraph, military commanders reported their own victories. Correspondents rarely used bylines prior to the 20th century. The first of its kind, this book fills a gap in the history of war journalism as well as military history, literature, imperialism, and the Victorian era. Entries cover reporters, photographers, and artists who represented a newspaper, magazine, radio, or television station, or another news source as well as significant events and terms relating to war reporting from 1846 to the recent Gulf War and Yugoslavian conflict. To this day, the identity of the world's first war photographer remains a mystery. The first war correspondent--probably a male from New Orleans--also remains an elusive figure. The first identifiable war correspondents were not produced until the Mexican War. The larger history of the war correspondent has not been thoroughly explored. This volume attempts to fill that gap, providing coverage from 1846 to the present.

Table of Contents:

Contents
Preface
The Dictionary
Appendix A: Mexican War Correspondents
Appendix B: Crimean War Correspondents
Appendix C: American Indian War Correspondents
Appendix D: American Civil War Correspondents
Appendix E: Franco-Prussian War Correspondents
Appendix F: Russo-Turkish War Correspondents
Appendix G: Correspondents Covering the Sudan and Egyptian Campaigns, 1882-1899
Appendix H: Greco-Turkish War Correspondents
Appendix I: Spanish-American War Correspondents
Appendix J: Boer War Correspondents
Appendix K: World War I Correspondents
Appendix L: Accredited U.S. War Correspondents for World War II
Appendix M: BBC War Correspondents with the Allied Expeditionary Force, June 6, 1944-May 5, 1945
Appendix N: Korean War Correspondents
Appendix O: Vietnam War Correspondents
Appendix P: Pulitzer Prizes for War Reporting, 1917-1974
Appendix Q: Correspondents and Photographers Who Died Covering War Zones, 1935-1994
Selected Bibliography
Index

LC Card Number: 96-35024

LCC Class: PN4784

Dewey Class: 070


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