Lords of Fleet Street - The Harmsworth Dynasty

List of contents

The Harmsworth Family Tree. Part 1: Alfred Northcliffe: The Founder 1. Origins and Answers 2. From Magazines to The Times 3. From 1914 to 1922 4. Family, Personality, Impact Part 2: Harold Rothermere: The Brother 5. The Founder of the Sunday Pictorial 6. From 1922 to 1929 7. From 1929 to 1940 8. Dynasty and Impact Part 3: Esmond Rothermere: The Son 9. From 1898 to 1937 10. From 1937 to the 1950s 11. From Coronation Year to 1978 12. Family, Impact, Personality Part 4: Vere Rothermere: The Grandson 13. From Birth to 1971 14. From 1971 to 1981 15. Towards the 1990s 16. Epilogue

About the author

Bourne, Richard

Summary

Originally published in 1990. The Harmsworth family dynasty has had by far the greatest impact on the shape of the press today of all the great press families. This book is constructed as four biographies which together make up the central story of the popular press in Britain.

Product details

• Authors: Richard Bourne, Bourne Richard
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.07.2015
• EAN: 9781138919990
• ISBN: 978-1-138-91999-0
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Journalism
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > General, dictionaries; Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies