The International Distribution of News: The Associated Press, Press Association, and Reuters, 1848-1947

Based on newly available and extensive archival evidence, this book traces the history of international news agencies and associations around the world from 1848 to 1947. Jonathan Silberstein-Loeb argues that newspaper publishers formed news associations and patronized news agencies to cut the costs of news collection and exclude competitors from gaining access to the news. In this way, cooperation facilitated the distribution of news. The extent to which state regulation permitted cooperation, or prohibited exclusivity, determined the benefit newspaper publishers derived from these organizations. This book revises our understanding of the operation and organization of the Associated Press, the BBC, the Press Association, Reuters, and the United Press. It also sheds light on the history of competition policy respecting the press, intellectual property, and the regulation of telecommunications.

Author: Jonathan Silberstein-Loeb
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 02/28/2014
Pages: 267
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781107657830

Review Citation(s):
Choice 12/01/2014 pg. 605

About the Author
Silberstein-Loeb, Jonathan: - Jonathan Silberstein-Loeb received his PhD from the University of Cambridge in 2009, and is Senior Lecturer in History at Keble College, University of Oxford.