Northcliffe's Legacy

JEAN CHALABY Research Fellow, Department of Sociology, London School of Economics CHANDRIKA KAUL Teaches Imperial and Media History at Oxford SIAN NICHOLAS Lecturer in History, University of Wales, Aberystwyth DILWYN PORTER Reader in History, University College, Worcester and Research Fellow, Business History Unit, London School of Economics DONALD READ Emeritus Professor of Modern English, University of Kent JAMES THOMAS Tutor in History, University of Wales, Swansea PETER TWAITES Tutor of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies, University of Wales, Cardiff

The essays in Northcliffe's Legacy explore the popular press since 1896 - from Harmsworth's Daily Mail to Maxwell's Mirror . Topics include: the sorry tale of the Daily Herald ; The history of the popular press has always been about more than big headlines and big profit margins, as this volume successfully demonstrates.The essays in Northcliffe's Legacy explore the popular press since 1896 - from Harmsworth's Daily Mail to Maxwell's Mirror . Topics include: the sorry tale of the Daily Herald ; early dealings with the BBC; the role of photojournalism; the contribution of Reuters; and the roots of financial journalism for a mass market. The history of the popular press has always been about more than big headlines and big profit margins, as this volume successfully demonstrates.