The press in war-time : with some account of the Official Press Bureau, an essay

Cook Edward Tyas Sir 1857-1919

Sujets

• World War
• Censorship
• Freedom of the press

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• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 21
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 10 Mo

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PRESS IN WAR-TIMETHEMACMILLAN AND LIMITEDCO.,
LONDON . BOMBAY . CALCUTTA . MADRAS
MELBOURNE
THE MACMILLAN COMPANY
NEW YORK . BOSTON . CHICAGO
DALLAS . SAN FRANCISCO
THE MACMILLAN CO. OF LTD.CANADA,
TORONTOPRESS IN
WAR-TIME
Some Account the Press BureauWith Officialof
AN ESSAY
BY
SIR EDWARD K.B.E.COOK,
" War in at what is onThe whole art of consists getting
side of the hill." THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON.the other
" In a nation of there is a in theliberty hardly person
whole mass of the more than apeople absolutely necessary
STEELE in The Tatler.Censor."
MACMILLAN AND LIMITEDCO.,
ST. MARTIN'S LONDONSTREET,
1920
SERVICESCOPYRIGHTNOTE
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has beenhis brother very kindly helped bypress
Sir Frank theSwettenham, G.C.M.G., C.H.,
of the author in the of theDirectorshipcolleague
Official Press Bureau. He also allows me to
"him as follows : Your brother sent me the
quote
of the in and I told himmanuscript essay August,
I with what he had written. Ientirelyagreed
he had rendered a service inthought public
the of the Pressworking Bureau,explaining
which was never understood outsideby anyone
the office. all the theConsidering circumstances,
with few bore the in-Press, very exceptions,
fliction of the Bureau and theiradmirably, by
attitude and contributed to
patriotic help largely
the success of the Allies."
I have also to thank Mr. A. forJ. Spender
to and with thepermission reprint, additions,
which he and inobituary notice, wrote, published
the Westminster Gazette of the second of October.
A. M. C
November^ 1919.