| ID | 183937 |
| Title Proper | Meade and the Media |
| Other Title Information | Civil War Journalism and the New History of War Reporting |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Lovelace, Alexander G ; Alexander G. Lovelace |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Using the under-explored relationship between the press and Major General George G. Meade as a case study, this article argues for a new method of analyzing war reporting. Past investigations of Civil War reporting tend to focus on censorship, the societal impact of media, or the adventure stories of war correspondents. Instead of seeing war correspondents as passive recorders of events, the new history of war reporting views journalists as powerful actors with the ability to influence military decisions. This included retaliating against military excesses and shaping how commanders were remembered in history. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Military History Vol. 85, No.4; Oct 2021: p.907–29 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Military History 2021-12 85, 4 |
| Key Words | Civil War Journalism ; New History of War Reporting |