Question

Q1: What does it mean to say that the news agency Reuters was an 'empire within the British empire? Provide specific examples

Answer 1

We know that communication was central to the expansion and consolation of modern European empires, especially the British. The fortunes of Reuters, the most famous news agency also ran parallel to British empire. The expansion of European capitalism created a need for the value of world trade grew many folds b/w 1800 and 1913. Returns exploited this demand with the help of �telegraphs�. This Aed to the Returns Factor, which functions like a multiplier that turns an increase in supply of information into an increase in business. For British investors, the information from Returns was of almost importance - especially from India, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. By the 1870s returns had established its offices at all the major points of British empire. It depends it headquarters at Shangheri in 1871 and then in cope town during beginning of Commercial gold mining in Southern Africa. Returns also enjoyed a very close Relationship. with British administrators. During the 1950s \r\n and later