Battling for News by Anne Sebba

Battling for News by Anne Sebba

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Charts the story of how women have been reporting the news for the last 150 years, but not always on equal terms with men. From sister or wife taken along for the ride in Victorian times and grudgingly allowed to file an occasional story, this book recounts the development of the woman reporter.

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Battling for News by Anne Sebba

This study charts the story of how women have been reporting the news for the last 150 years, but not always on equal terms with men. From sister or wife taken along for the ride in Victorian times and grudgingly allowed to file an occasional story, this book recounts the development of the woman reporter. Anne Sebba is a former Reuters reporter who shows that the breakthrough came on the eve of World War II, and the book ends with the television reporters, of which the best-known is Kate Adie. Other books by Anne Sebba include "Enid Bagnold" and "Laura Ashley".
Sebba, Anne: - ANNE SEBBA is a biographer, lecturer, and former Reuters foreign correspondent who has written several books, including That Woman and Les Parisiennes, and is a member of the Society of Authors Executive Committee. She lives in London.
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ISBN 13 9780340555996
ISBN 10 0340555998
Title Battling for News
Author Anne Sebba
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
Year published 1994-01-06
Number of pages 256
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.