James Gordon Bennett, Jr. | American editor | Britannica (original) (raw)
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history of “International New York Times”
In International New York Times …was established in 1887 by James Gordon Bennett, Jr., who had inherited the New York Herald from his father, James Gordon Bennett. After Bennett, Jr., died in 1918, Frank Andrew Munsey bought the Paris edition along with its New York City parent. His attempts to buy the _New York Tribune_… Read More
association with
“New York Herald”
In New York Herald Bennett’s son, James Gordon Bennett, Jr., became managing editor in 1866 and took over as editor the following year. The younger Bennett was also a gifted editor and promoter—it was he who sent Henry Morton Stanley to Africa to find the long-lost explorer and missionary David Livingstone—but… Read More
Stanley
In Henry Morton Stanley: Early life …Stanley offered his services to James Gordon Bennett of the New York Herald as a special correspondent with the British expeditionary force sent against Tewodros II of Ethiopia, and Stanley was the first to report the fall of Magdala in 1868. An assignment to report on the Spanish Revolution followed,… Read More
