CRIMEAN WAR REPORTING

• Took radical slant
• employed WILLIAM RUSSEL - first modern war reporter

WILLIAM RUSSEL

• didn't have permission to go to the crimea from the amry or the government.
• He exposed appalling conditions and administrative incompetence.
• He reported bravery of soldiers when it impressed him
  
• Not all William Russels accounts can be seen to be 100% accurate and sources suggest that he wasn't present at many of the battles and he was very anti turk and french.
• Did much to sway the publics opinion against the war and for reform.

Why was the army so worried?     - The Times was the most important and widely read newspaper                     - Influencial people would read his reports

FENTON - First and most influencial photographer in CRIMEA - worked for commercial company - Only in CRIMEA for 4 months - Photos shocked people - Thousands visited his exhibition - No dead bodies in photos

Impact of Reporting

• Public became very involved directly through media
• Independant sources of information
• TIMES FUND set up to alleviate suffering (paid for Nightengale to go)
• TIMES EFFECT fully felt
• Use of telegraph sped up news
• Started trend fo war correspondants