by Donald Read · OUP Oxford · tapa dura · ISBN 9780198207689
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«The Power of News: The History of Reuters» is the historical essay by Donald Read, published by OUP Oxford in hardcover (558 pages, in English).
Donald Read reconstructs the evolution of Reuters from its founding in London by Julius Reuter in 1851 to 1989. The account interweaves the agency's history with technological innovation, from carrier pigeons to satellites, and addresses its role in the British Empire, its shift towards financial information, and its stock market flotation in 1984.
Second edition published in 1999, revised and rewritten by the author, with bibliographic references and index.
Suitable for those interested in the history of journalism, the media and news companies, as well as for the academic sphere.
