Independent newspapers : a history / Mark O'Brien & Kevin Rafter, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

O'Brien, Mark, 1973-

Rafter, Kevin

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Independent Newspapers (Firm)--History.

Independent Newspapers (Firm).

Irish newspapers--Political aspects.

Irish newspapers.

Press--Ireland--History--20th century.

Press.

History.

Ireland.

Physical Description:

xvi, 216 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Dublin ; Portland, OR : Four Courts Press, 2012.

Summary:

Editors O'Brien and Rafter (communication and journalism, Dublin City University) assemble veteran Irish journalists and Irish academics in communications, journalism, and history to chronicle the various eras of Irish journalism. The book begins with the origins of independent newspapers in Ireland and continues through the takeover of Independent Newspapers by Tony O'Reilly, the expansion of Independent News and Media (INM), the end of O'Reilly's tenure, and the future of the INM and its titles. The book is illustrated with 32 b&w historical photos. It is distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

1 Parnellite politics and the origins of Independent Newspapers / Patrick Maume Maume, Patrick 1

2 The life and career of William Martin Murphy / Padraig Yeates Yeates, Padraig 14

3 No longer a political side show: T.R. Harrington and the 'new' Irish Independent, 1905-31 / Felix M. Larkin Larkin, Felix M. 26

4 Nationalist in the broadest sense: the Irish Independent and the Irish revolution / Ian Kenneally Kenneally, Ian 39

5 Tom Grehan: advertising pioneer and newspaperman / Colum Kenny Kenny, Colum 52

6 'Irish Ireland' and the Irish Independent, 1905-22 / Aoife Whelan Whelan, Aoife 67

7 'The best interests of the nation': Frank Geary, the Irish Independent and the Spanish civil War / Mark O'Brien O'Brien, Mark 81

8 'May we safely refer to the Land League?': Independent Newspapers and Emergency censorship, 1939-45 / Donal Ó Drisceoil Drisceoil, Donal Ó 94

9 The politics of despair: Independent Newspapers and post-war Irish society / Gary Murphy Murphy, Gary 107

10 A tale of 'womanly intuition': Hector Legge at the Sunday Independent, 1940-70 / Kevin Rafter Rafter, Kevin 119

11 The changing of the guard at Middle Abbey Street, 1961-73 / John Horgan Horgan, John 133

12 'The sense of history': working at Independent House / Ida Milne Milne, Ida 146

13 Heavy lifter or great news-hound? The editorship of Vincent Doyle, 1981-2005 / Joe Breen Breen, Joe 157

14 Independent Newspapers and Irish society, 1973-98 / Mark O'Brien O'Brien, Mark 170

15 Global players: Tony O'Reilly and Independent News & Media / Gavin Ellis Ellis, Gavin 182

16 Profits, politics and personal position: the role of the proprietor / Kevin Rafter Rafter, Kevin 195.

ISBN:

9781846823602

1846823609

OCLC:

779879804