- encouraged support for both the imperial idea and war
- probably reflected the views of the general public
- some 150 daily papers catered for the tastes of an expanding reading public
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The Daily Mail
- in 1896 Alfred Harmsworth launched the Daily Mail selling it for a halfpenny (most cost a penny)
- by 1900 it had a circulation of nearly 1 million
- it was fiercely imperialist and a vigorous supporter of the war
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The Impact of Other Media
- photographs: troops and journalists had access to cartridge films
- bioscopes: audiences could see moving pictures from southern Africa
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War Correspondents
- war reporting helped to sell newspapers
- some correspondents like George Stevens of the Daily Mail became 'stars'
- in 1899 Winston Churchill became a war correspondent for the Morning Post
- he was captured by Boers, escaped and travelled almost 300
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Emily Hobhouse
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
- in 1896 Alfred Harmsworth launched the Daily Mail selling it for a halfpenny (most cost a penny)
- by 1900 it had a circulation of nearly 1 million
- it was fiercely imperialist and a vigorous supporter of the war
Back
The Daily Mail
Card 3
Front
- photographs: troops and journalists had access to cartridge films
- bioscopes: audiences could see moving pictures from southern Africa
Back
Card 4
Front
- war reporting helped to sell newspapers
- some correspondents like George Stevens of the Daily Mail became 'stars'
- in 1899 Winston Churchill became a war correspondent for the Morning Post
- he was captured by Boers, escaped and travelled almost 300
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