The New Journalism, the New Imperialism and the Fiction of Empire, 1870-1900 [electronic resource] /
Griffiths, Andrew.author.
Aggressive policy, enthusiastic news coverage and sensational novelistic style combined to create a distinctive image of Britain's Empire in late-Victorian print media. The New Journalism, the New Imperialism and the Fiction of Empire, 1870-1900 traces this phenomenon through the work of editors, special correspondents and authors.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Empire, news, novels -- Most extraordinary careers: special correspondents and the news narrative -- W.T. Stead, General Gordon, and the novelization of the news -- Romance or reportage? H. Rider Haggard and the Pall Mall gazette -- A scramble for authority: H.M. Stanley, Joseph Conrad and the Congo -- Winston Churchill, the Morning Post and the end of the imperial romance -- Conclusion: Conflict, friction and fragmentation.
Aggressive policy, enthusiastic news coverage and sensational novelistic style combined to create a distinctive image of Britain's Empire in late-Victorian print media. The New Journalism, the New Imperialism and the Fiction of Empire, 1870-1900 traces this phenomenon through the work of editors, special correspondents and authors.
Civilization—History.
Great Britain—History.
Imperialism.
Social history.
History, Modern.
Communication.
Cultural History.
History of Britain and Ireland.
Imperialism and Colonialism.
Social History.
Modern History.
Media Studies.