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This book examines Japan's victory over Russia in 1904-05 and how it overhauled press-military relations, ending sixty years of battlefield freedom for correspondents. The authors argue that Japan controlled access and allowed only a narrowly constrained view of the war to circulate, thus creating the template for all modern wars.
List of contents
A Note about Names
Introduction
Chapter One: Japan Meets the Press
Chapter Two: Lionel James and Stanley Washburn
Chapter Three: Jack London
Chapter Four: John Fox Jr
Chapter Five: Richard Harding Davis
Chapter Six: Luigi Barzini
Chapter Seven: Photographers and Illustrators
Chapter Eight: Hector Fuller
Chapter Nine: With the Russians
Chapter Ten: Conclusion
Bibliography
About the author
Michael S. Sweeney is professor in the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University.
Natascha Toft Roelsgaard is doctoral student in the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University.
Summary
This book examines Japan's victory over Russia in 1904–05 and how it overhauled press–military relations, ending sixty years of battlefield freedom for correspondents. The authors argue that Japan controlled access and allowed only a narrowly constrained view of the war to circulate, thus creating the template for all modern wars.
