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The thin red streak: the histories of The Times’ War Correspondents
Read all about it! Anne Jensen, archivist at News UK (formerly New International), will speak to us in May about the challenges faced by The Times’ War Correspondents, from the Crimean War in 1854 to present day.
From the writing of a story in the field to its publication in the newspaper there is often a lot of drama. War correspondents have lied, smuggled, bribed and pleaded to get their dispatches to their editors by post, ship, runner, telegraph, phone, balloon, and pigeon.
The archive of The Times is full of documents telling these stories which Anne will use to illustrate her talk.
Thursday 1 May 2014, 6:00pm (doors 5:30pm) - 7:30pm at London Metropolitan Archives - Huntley Room
40 Northampton Road, London EC1R 0HB
Advance booking is essential. Please guarantee your place by contacting e: [log in to unmask] t: 020 7332 3879
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