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OverviewThis is the remarkable story, told for the first time, of 'Special Correspondent' Lionel James of The Times newspaper, who became the first journalist in history to report by wireless telegraphy from a war zone - the occasion being the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War in East Asia in spring 2004. The first transmission was made on 15 March from the specially chartered steamer, the Haimun, ploughing the waters of the war zone, the Yellow Sea. James's achievement required imagination, innovation and courage. Wireless sets had to be transported across the world, a timber wireless mast had to be constructed and raised on the treeless promontory of Weihaiwei on the China coast. However, the world powers were not ready to accept the Times' highly enterprising approach to reporting the war and eventually, after less than two months, the Japanese (who had earlier reached a special agreement with James) the British Admiralty and the Russians spoke out against the wireless reports, causing James to abandon the Haimun and continue his war-reporting on foot in Manchuria, which is also covered in this volume. The plate section contains 25 images from various archives, many of which have not been published before. One of three appendixes includes the full terms of reference entered into by James and the Imperial Japanese Navy. Fully researched from primary sources, Reporting the Russo-Japanese War, 1904-5 is a remarkable story of human endeavour in a war zone but also provides a valuable new insight into the media's role in war reporting and marks a turning point in media history. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Peter SlatteryPublisher: Brill Imprint: Global Oriental Ltd Dimensions: Width: 14.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.50cm Weight: 0.500kg ISBN: 9781901903577ISBN 10: 1901903575 Pages: 170 Publication Date: 29 April 2004 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements; Introduction; Chronology; List of Maps & Illustrations; Chapter 1 Which wireless system?; Chapter 2 The Haimun is chartered and wireless mast erected; Chapter 3 First messages from the Yellow Sea; Chapter 4 Objections from the Russians and British Admiralty; Chapter 5 The Japanese change their minds and halt the Haimun; Chapter 6 James in Manchuria; Epilogue; Appendix 1 The Russo-Japanese War - a brief outline; Appendix 2 Regulations issued to James by the Japanese Imperial Navy; Appendix 3 Lionel James - A short biography; Bibliography; Notes; IndexReviewsAuthor InformationPeter Slattery was educated in Dublin and was awarded his PhD from Trinity College on nineteenth-century Irish photographers. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society for his research into the Dublin Photographic Society, 1854-60. In more recent years he has been researching wireless and its development in both Britain and Ireland and has given a number of papers on the subject. He has also contributed to the Dictionary of Irish Biography to be published jointly by Cambridge University Press and the Royal Irish Society. At present, Dr Slattery teaches history at St Aidan's, Whitehall, Dublin. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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