Harmsworth, Alfred Charles William, 1st Viscount Northcliffe
Harmsworth, Alfred Charles William, 1st Viscount Northcliffe (1865–1922) British journalist and newspaper proprietor. In 1887 he used his savings to form a general publishing business with his brother, Harold Harmsworth (1868–1940). In 1894 the two brothers acquired the
Evening News and two years later founded the
Daily Mail. This opened a new epoch in Fleet Street by presenting news to the public in a concise, interesting style, using advertisements and competitions, and financing schemes of enterprise and exploration. In 1903 the
Daily Mirror was founded, while in 1905 the
Observer came under Harmsworth's control, and in 1908 he became chief proprietor of
The Times. He was appointed to head the British War Mission to the USA in May 1917, soon after the USA entered World War I.
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Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 8/13/1994; 700+ words
; ...of Ages", 1778; John William Fletcher, evangelist...translator of Dante, 1844; William Buckland, Dean of Westminster...naturalist and essayist, 1887; Alfred Charles William Harmsworth, first Viscount Northcliffe, newspaper proprietor...
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Alfred Charles William Harmsworth Northcliffe, Viscount
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Alfred Charles William Harmsworth Northcliffe, Viscount 1865-1922, British...Press. In 1894, Northcliffe bought the London...1886-1971) after Northcliffe's death. His newspaper...R. Pound and G. Harmsworth (1960) and H...
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Harmsworth, Alfred Charles William, 1st Viscount Northcliffe
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History
Harmsworth, Alfred Charles William, 1st Viscount Northcliffe (1865–1922...with his brother, Harold Harmsworth (1868–1940...1905 the Observer came under Harmsworth's control, and in 1908...
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Harmsworth, Alfred Charles William, first viscount Northcliffe
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature
Harmsworth, Alfred Charles William, first viscount Northcliffe (1865–1922...the Evening News and in 1896 Alfred started the Daily Mail , which...in 1903, baron in 1905, and viscount in 1917.
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Northcliffe, Alfred Charles William Harmsworth, Viscount
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Northcliffe, Alfred Charles William Harmsworth, Viscount (1865–1922) British newspaper publisher, b. Ireland. In 1896 he launched the Daily Mail , whose concise, readable...
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Alfred Charles William Harmsworth
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Alfred Charles William Harmsworth see Northcliffe, Alfred Charles William Harmsworth, Viscount .
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