Spreading News in 1904: The Media Coverage of Nikolay Bobrikov’s Shooting
Oiva M, Nivala A, Salmi H, Latva O, Jalava M, Keck J, Domínguez LM, Parker J (2020)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2020
Journal
Book Volume: 26
Pages Range: 391-407
Journal Issue: 4
DOI: 10.1080/13688804.2019.1652090
Abstract
The assassination of Nikolay Bobrikov, the Governor-General of Finland, on 16 June 1904 was a turning point in Finnish history. It was reported in hundreds, if not thousands, of newspapers worldwide. This article follows the spread of that news, particularly its spread over the first week after the assassination. The study draws on the digital newspaper repositories in Australia, Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Mexico, Sweden, the Netherlands and the United States. It also draws on the microfilm and physical collections of Russian newspapers at the National Library of Finland. The article shows how the murder activated the telegram network and initiated a series of news waves. The routes the Bobrikov news travelled, their tempo and the evolution of related stories tell a story of a networked but biased global news scene. In that scene, technological, commercial and cultural factors simultaneously facilitated and controlled what stories reached which papers and how.
Involved external institutions
Turku University Hospital / Turun yliopistollinen keskussairaala (TYKS)
Finland (FI)
Universität Stuttgart
Germany (DE)
National Autonomous University of Mexico / Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
Mexico (MX)
Northeastern University
United States (USA) (US)
Finland (FI)
Universität Stuttgart
Germany (DE)
National Autonomous University of Mexico / Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
Mexico (MX)
Northeastern University
United States (USA) (US)
How to cite
APA:
Oiva, M., Nivala, A., Salmi, H., Latva, O., Jalava, M., Keck, J.,... Parker, J. (2020). Spreading News in 1904: The Media Coverage of Nikolay Bobrikov’s Shooting. Media History, 26(4), 391-407. https://doi.org/10.1080/13688804.2019.1652090
MLA:
Oiva, Mila, et al. "Spreading News in 1904: The Media Coverage of Nikolay Bobrikov’s Shooting." Media History 26.4 (2020): 391-407.
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