An outlaw editor in the endgame of the Indian empire

Tulloch, John and Chapman, Jane (2013) An outlaw editor in the endgame of the Indian empire. Media History, 19 (1). pp. 17-31. ISSN 1368-8804

Full content URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13688804.2012.752967

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Abstract

The career in India of the Fleet Street journalist F.W. Wilson as editor of The Pioneer (1928–29) is a fascinating episode in the endgame of empire. Catapulted into the editorship of this reactionary colonial newspaper by a British management anxious to rescue its waning fortunes, Wilson sought to widen its appeal beyond a colonial British readership by embracing an anti-government, campaigning agenda which would enlist Indian middle-class audiences. This paper assesses the evidence for Wilson's radicalisation of The Pioneer's editorial stance in the context of India's freedom struggle, and the extent to which new editorial methods and approaches were introduced. It explores Wilson's contacts with leading Indian politicians, his efforts to ‘Indianise’ the content of the paper, the success of this editorial strategy in attracting advertising and key episodes which brought about The Pioneer's outright conflict with the government of India and his removal as editor.

Keywords:India, empire, The Pioneer, F.W. Wilson, freedom struggle, independence
Subjects:V Historical and Philosophical studies > V271 International History
P Mass Communications and Documentation > P990 Mass Communications and Documentation not elsewhere classified
V Historical and Philosophical studies > V243 South East Asian History
V Historical and Philosophical studies > V147 Modern History 1950-1999
V Historical and Philosophical studies > V200 History by area
P Mass Communications and Documentation > P590 Journalism not elsewhere classified
V Historical and Philosophical studies > V320 Social History
V Historical and Philosophical studies > V310 Economic History
V Historical and Philosophical studies > V210 British History
P Mass Communications and Documentation > P300 Media studies
V Historical and Philosophical studies > V240 Asian History
V Historical and Philosophical studies > V242 Indian History
V Historical and Philosophical studies > V146 Modern History 1920-1949
V Historical and Philosophical studies > V140 Modern History
V Historical and Philosophical studies > V221 French History
P Mass Communications and Documentation > P900 Others in Mass Communications and Documentation
P Mass Communications and Documentation > P305 Paper-based Media studies
P Mass Communications and Documentation > P390 Media studies not elsewhere classified
P Mass Communications and Documentation > P500 Journalism
Divisions:College of Arts > Lincoln School of Film & Media > Lincoln School of Film & Media (Media)
ID Code:7405
Deposited On:04 Feb 2013 11:37

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