Nes and the British World The Emergence of an Imperial Press System 1876-1922 [Hardcover]

During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa were increasingly drawn together by an imperial press system. This is the first scholarly study of the development of that system. Simon J. Potter examines key debates during episodes such as the South African War and the First World War, and reveals the ambiguous impact of the system on local, national, and imperial identities.

Introduction
1. The Roots of an Imperial Press System
2. News Distribution and the South African War
3. Constructive Imperialism, State Intervention, and the Press
4. The Role of Reuters
5. The British Press and News from the Dominions
6. The Imperial Press Conference of 1909 and its Consequences
7. The Imperial Politics of the Press
8. The Imperial Press System and the First World War
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index

...Potter's deceptively short monograph displays journalistic precision, brevity, and accessibility without sacrificing scholarly rigor and sophistication....This book will be a valuable contribution to British imperial history as well as to media studies. In our globalized age of twenty-four hour television news networks and live feeds via satellite it is also a timely reminder of the potent mix of news, money and national and international identities. --The Albion Journal

Potter has written a superb book that makes an essential revisionist contribution to imperial and media historiographies. --Journalism Studies

Overall this is an excellent book that in many ways embodies the better qualities of the subject it analyzes. Potter's deceptively short monograph displays journalistic precision, brevity, and accessibility without sacrificing scholarly rigor and sophistication. --Albion