Reporting the Raj: the British press and India, c. 1880-1922 / Chandrika Kaul.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kaul, Chandrika (Lecturer), author.

Series:

Studies in imperialism (Manchester, England)

Studies in imperialism

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Press and politics--Great Britain.

Press and politics.

Great Britain--Press coverage--India.

Great Britain.

India--Politics and government--1765-1947.

India.

India--Press coverage.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 302 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2003.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The press was an important forum for debate over the future of India and was used by significant groups within the political elite to advance their agendas. This book is the first analysis of the dynamics of British press reporting of India and the attempts made by the British Government to manipulate press coverage as part of a strategy of imperial control. It focuses on a period which represented a critical transitional phase in the history of the Raj, witnessing the impact of the First World War. The book discusses major constitutional reform initiatives, the tragedy of the Amritsar massacre, and the launching of Gandhi's mass movement. Reforms, crises and controversies of the first two decades of the twentieth century ensured that Indian affairs were brought prominently before the British public. The distance and difficulty of transmission had traditionally regulated news of the Indian empire. The Empire Press Union (EPU) worked to facilitate access to official and parliamentary news for overseas journalists and lobbied vigorously to reduce press costs. Reuters was the main telegraph news agency within India. The early twentieth century saw an increased interchange of news and information between Fleet Street and the Indian press. The Minto-Morley partnership was sensitive to the London press and its possible influence, both within domestic politics and indirectly through its impact on Indian politics and Indian-run newspapers. The Times gave sustained support, with Dawson corresponding regularly with the Viceroy on 'the great subject of constitutional Reform'.

Contents:

Front matter

Dedication

Contents

List of tables

List of illustrations

General editors introduction

Acknowledgements

List of abbreviations

1 Introduction

Part I The networks of information and communication

2 Communications and the Indian empire

3 Fleet Street and the Raj

Part II Information management and imperial control

4 Empire and news management

5 War and government publicity

6 Edwin Montagu, publicity and news management at the India Office, 1917221

7 Bringing India to the fore

8 Managing the crisis?

9 Ambassador of empire

10 Conclusion

Appendices

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

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OCLC:

1232742459