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Alfred Charles William Harmsworth Northcliffe, Viscount
Alfred Charles William Harmsworth Northcliffe, Viscount 1865–1922, British journalist, b. Ireland. He was one of the most spectacular of popular journalists and newspaper publishers in the history of the British press. Beginning his career as a free-lance contributor to popular periodicals, he launched in 1888 his first independent effort, Answers to Correspondents, a weekly of informative tidbits. With his brother Harold (later Viscount Rothermere) as his financial administrator, he increased the circulation of his magazine in five years to more than a million copies a week. Other publications were gradually acquired that formed the basis for what became the world's largest periodical combine, the Amalgamated Press. In 1894, Northcliffe bought the London Evening News, launching his career in newspaper publishing. Continuing to popularize, he inaugurated such specialties as woman's columns, serials, and social gossip in this and in later papers that he founded—the Daily Mail in 1896 and the Daily Mirror in 1903. He gained control of the dying Times in 1908, putting it back on its feet with changes in makeup and editorial policy; The Times was sold to John Jacob Astor (1886–1971) after Northcliffe's death. His newspaper campaigns during World War I, particularly those concerning faulty munitions, national conscription, and food rationing, were determining factors in England's conduct of the war, and his support of Lloyd George in 1916 was instrumental in bringing the downfall of the Asquith government. He was made a viscount in 1917.
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"Alfred Charles William Harmsworth Northcliffe, Viscount." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Alfred Charles William Harmsworth Northcliffe, Viscount." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Northcli.html "Alfred Charles William Harmsworth Northcliffe, Viscount." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Northcli.html |
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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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"Harmsworth, Alfred Charles William, 1st Viscount Northcliffe." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Harmsworth, Alfred Charles William, 1st Viscount Northcliffe." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-HrmswrthlfrdChrlsWllm1stV.html "Harmsworth, Alfred Charles William, 1st Viscount Northcliffe." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-HrmswrthlfrdChrlsWllm1stV.html |
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Harmsworth, Alfred Charles William, first viscount Northcliffe
Harmsworth, Alfred Charles William, first viscount Northcliffe (1865–1922). In 1887 he formed, with his brother Harold, a publishing business which issued a growing number of periodicals including the popular Answers (1888), which laid the foundations of his career. In 1894 the brothers acquired the Evening News and in 1896 Alfred started the Daily Mail, which changed the course of English journalism. In 1903 he added to his empire the Daily Mirror, and in 1908 he became chief proprietor of The Times. In 1917 Lloyd George appointed him to lead a war mission to the USA and in 1918 he directed British propaganda in enemy countries. He was created baronet in 1903, baron in 1905, and viscount in 1917.
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Harmsworth, Alfred Charles William, first viscount Northcliffe." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Harmsworth, Alfred Charles William, first viscount Northcliffe." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-HrmswrthlfrdChrlsWllmfrst.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Harmsworth, Alfred Charles William, first viscount Northcliffe." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-HrmswrthlfrdChrlsWllmfrst.html |
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Northcliffe, Alfred Charles William Harmsworth, Viscount
Northcliffe, Alfred Charles William Harmsworth, Viscount (1865–1922) British newspaper publisher, b. Ireland. In 1896 he launched the Daily Mail, whose concise, readable style of news presentation proved very successful. In 1905 he founded the Daily Mirror, the first picture paper, and in 1908 gained control of The Times.
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"Northcliffe, Alfred Charles William Harmsworth, Viscount." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Northcliffe, Alfred Charles William Harmsworth, Viscount." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-NrthclfflfrdChrlsWllmHrms.html "Northcliffe, Alfred Charles William Harmsworth, Viscount." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-NrthclfflfrdChrlsWllmHrms.html |
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Alfred Charles William Harmsworth
Alfred Charles William Harmsworth see Northcliffe, Alfred Charles William Harmsworth, Viscount . |
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"Alfred Charles William Harmsworth." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Alfred Charles William Harmsworth." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-HarmsworA.html "Alfred Charles William Harmsworth." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-HarmsworA.html |
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