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80-571: Lady Florence Caroline Dixie (née Douglas ; 24 May 1855 – 7 November 1905) was a Scottish writer, war correspondent , and feminist . Her account of travelling Across Patagonia , her children's books The Young Castaways and Aniwee; or, The Warrior Queen , and her feminist utopia Gloriana; or, The Revolution of 1900 all deal with feminist themes related to girls, women, and their positions in society. Born in Cummertrees , Dumfries , Scotland on 24 May 1855, Lady Florence Douglas

160-473: A feminist fantasy . It also interweaves elements of romance and detective fiction . In it, women win the right to vote , as the result of the protagonist, Gloriana, posing as a man, Hector D'Estrange, and being elected to the House of Commons . The character of D'Estrange is reflective of Oscar Wilde, but perhaps even more so of Dixie herself. Another of the many active, competent and powerful women characters in

240-659: A Public Relations Section created as part of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF). At the beginning of World War II, the War Office urged all the major newspapers to nominate men to accompany the BEF. While the official process of vetting journalists took place, the War Office authorised to provide a limited ‘eye-witness’ coverage. Journalist Alex Clifford became one the first ‘eye-witness’ who joined

320-405: A child, and other poems , under the pseudonym 'Darling'. Another tragedy struck the family just days before Florence's eldest brother, John Douglas, was to reach his majority as 9th Marquess of Queensberry. As guests gathered for a lavish celebration, word came that on 14 July 1865, the 18-year-old Lord Francis Douglas had fallen to his death with three others, after achieving the first ascent of

400-540: A crash upon his head, and turns completely over on his back, burying me beneath him in a hopeless muddle." Lady Florence Dixie, 1880 However, she was also "haunted by a sad remorse" for the death of a beautiful golden deer of the Cordilleras, which was exceedingly tame and trusting. During the 1890s, Dixie's views on field sports changed dramatically, and in her book The Horrors of Sport (1891) she condemned blood sports as cruel. Dixie later became Vice-President of

480-559: A great deal of grief, horses standing still in all directions. Lady Florence Dixie, who had been going admirably, had a nasty fall into the Widmerpool road, her horse quite blown. Every one was delighted to see her ladyship out again soon after. There were few who rode the run as hounds ran, and who saw the fox killed, but we believe Mr. Coupland, Captain Middleton, Lord Douglas, and Tom Firr accomplished it, much to their credit, as in

560-405: A greater brain power. This is at once perceivable in childhood... Yet man deliberately sets himself to stunt that early evidence of mental capacity, by laying down the law that woman's education shall be on a lower level than that of man's... I maintain to honourable gentlemen that this procedure is arbitrary and cruel, and false to Nature. I characterise it by the strong word of Infamous. It has been

640-552: A love of adventure and the outdoor life, and are generally considered to have had a happy marriage, certainly the happiest of the Douglas siblings. Nonetheless, Beau's habits of drinking and of gambling for high stakes had catastrophic consequences for the family. The couple were reportedly referred to by contemporaries as "Sir Always and Lady Sometimes Tipsy". In 1885 Beau's ancestral home and estate at Bosworth were sold to pay his debts. "For some time past I have been fighting against

720-800: A picture of the landscape using techniques reminiscent of the Romantic tradition of William Wordsworth and others, using emotion and physical sensation to connect to the natural world. While she describes the land as "uninviting and feared territory", Dixie's actions demonstrate that survival in a wild land requires both strength and agency. During her travels in Patagonia, Dixie is "active, hardy, and resilient", rejecting Victorian gender constructs that depicted women as weak and in need of protection. Furthermore, in writing Across Patagonia (1880), Dixie never mentions her husband by name or title (simply referring to him as "my husband"), and presents herself as

800-597: A woman may be just as good a hunter and warrior as a man, and so revolutionises the whole social fabric of Indian life,—these are novelties indeed." In 1881, Dixie was appointed as a field correspondent of the Morning Post of London to cover the First Boer War (1880–1881) and the aftermath of the Anglo-Zulu War . She and her husband traveled to South Africa together. In Cape Town , she stayed with

880-627: Is a struggle between her individualism and her identification with the power of the British Empire , but for all of her sympathy with the Zulu cause and with Cetshwayo, she remained at heart an imperialist. Dixie held strong views on the emancipation of women, proposing that the sexes should be equal in marriage and divorce, that the Crown should be inherited by the monarch's oldest child, regardless of sex , and even that men and women should wear

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960-856: Is part of the Library of Charles Darwin located in the Rare Books Room of Cambridge University Library . When she returned from Patagonia, Dixie brought home with her a jaguar , which she called Affums and kept as a pet. Affums killed several deer in Windsor Great Park and had to be sent to a zoo. A hotel at Puerto Natales in the Chilean part of Patagonia is named the Hotel Lady Florence Dixie in her honor. Her experiences in Patagonia inspire much of her later work, both her writing for children, and her work with

1040-821: The Civil Rights Movement , war correspondence in Vietnam would have a major impact on the American political scene. Some have argued that the conduct of war correspondents in Vietnam is to blame for the tightening of restrictions on journalists by the US in wars that followed, including the Persian Gulf war and the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan . During the Vietnam War, UPI correspondent Joseph Galloway

1120-706: The Dixie Professorship of Ecclesiastical History in the University of Cambridge . Their home was Bosworth Hall near Market Bosworth in Leicestershire. The title became extinct with the death of the thirteenth Baronet, another Sir Wolstan Dixie, in 1975. Sir Wolstan Dixie of Market Bosworth (1576 – 25 July 1650), great-nephew of the first Sir Wolstan Dixie, and father of the 1st Baronet. Knighted by King James I in 1604, then of Appleby Magna . In 1608 he moved to Market Bosworth and began work on

1200-700: The Kosovo War , the Persian Gulf War and the Russo-Ukrainian war received a great deal of coverage. In contrast, the largest war in the last half of the 20th century, the Iran–Iraq War , received far less substantial coverage. This is typical for wars among less-developed countries, as audiences are less interested and the reports do little to increase sales and ratings. The lack of infrastructure makes reporting more difficult and expensive, and

1280-744: The Matterhorn . Lord Queensberry travelled post-haste to Zermatt , with the intention of bringing his brother's body home, but nothing had been found of Lord Francis but some tattered shreds of his clothing. Queensberry, alone, without a guide, and starting out by moonlight, attacked the Matterhorn himself and made it as far as "the Hut". It was largely a matter of chance that two guides found and rescued him before he died of cold. He wrote apologetically to Florence, "I thought and thought where he was, and called him, and wondered if I should ever see him again. I

1360-729: The Mexican-American War (1846-1848) and the European newspapermen writing reports from the Crimean War (1853-1856). People have written about wars for thousands of years. Herodotus 's account of the Persian Wars is similar to journalism, though he did not himself participate in the events. Thucydides , who some years later wrote a history of the Peloponnesian War was a commander and an observer to

1440-642: The BEF units in France in September 1939. The first official group of British, Commonwealth and American correspondents arrived in France on October 10, 1939 (among them were O. D. Gallagher , Bernard Gray ). All of the war reporting was subject to censorship, directed by the chief press censor George Pirie Thomson . At the start of the war the Royal Navy implemented a policy that curtailed war correspondents' presence on its ships. This positioned them as

1520-581: The Capture of the German Troops at Saratoga is regarded as the first account of war by a woman . Her description of the events that took place in the Marshall House are particularly poignant because she was in the midst of battle. The first modern war correspondent is said to be Dutch painter Willem van de Velde , who in 1653 took to sea in a small boat to observe a naval battle between

1600-661: The Dutch and the English, of which he made many sketches on the spot, which he later developed into one big drawing that he added to a report he wrote to the States General . A further modernization came with the development of newspapers and magazines . One of the earliest war correspondents was Henry Crabb Robinson , who covered Napoleon's campaigns in Spain and Germany for The Times of London. Another early correspondent

1680-575: The French high command were leaked to the press during the Battle of Verdun in 1916). By far the most rigid and authoritarian regime was imposed by the United States, though General John J. Pershing allowed embedded reporters ( Floyd Gibbons had been severely wounded at the Battle of Belleau Wood in 1918). At the beginning of the war the matters of war reporting came under the authority of

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1760-744: The Governor of the Cape Colony . She visited Zululand , and on her return interviewed the Zulu king Cetshwayo , being held in detention by the British. Her reports, followed by her A Defence of Zululand and Its King from the Blue Book (1882) and In the Land of Misfortune (1882), were instrumental in Cetshwayo's brief restoration to his throne in 1883. In Dixie's In the Land of Misfortune , there

1840-590: The Land of Misfortune (1882), both of which are still reprinted. In these books Dixie presents herself as the protagonist of the story. By doing so she defies the male tradition of quoting other travel writers who have visited and written on the area, and creates a unique feminine style of travel writing in the nineteenth century. In December 1878, two months after the birth of their second son, Edward, Dixie and her husband left their aristocratic life and their children behind them in England and traveled to Patagonia. She

1920-804: The London Vegetarian Association. Dixie was an enthusiastic writer of letters to newspapers on liberal and progressive issues, including support for Scottish and Irish Home Rule . Her article The Case of Ireland was published in Vanity Fair on 27 May 1882. Nevertheless, she was critical of the Irish Land League and the Fenians , who reportedly made an unsuccessful attempt to attack her in March 1883. The incident received international attention, but considerable doubt

2000-556: The Reverend Lord Archibald Edward Douglas . Lady Florence has been described as a tomboy who tried to match her brothers in physical activities, whether swimming, riding, or hunting. She rode astride, wore her hair short in a boyish crop, and refused to conform to fashion when being presented to Queen Victoria . She and her twin brother James were particularly close during childhood, calling each other "Darling" (Florence) and "Dearest" (James). She

2080-687: The Revolution of 1900 and Isola, or the Disinherited: A Revolt for Woman and all the Disinherited develop feminist themes related to girls, women, and their positions in society. Her final novel, a semi-autobiographical work entitled The Story of Ijain, or the Evolution of a Mind appeared in 1903. Although she published fiction for both adults and children, Dixie is best remembered for her travel books, Across Patagonia (1880) and In

2160-560: The US Military allowed unprecedented access for journalists, with almost no restrictions on the press, unlike in previous conflicts. These factors produced military coverage the likes of which had never been seen or anticipated, with explicit coverage of the human suffering produced by the war available right in the living rooms of everyday people. Vietnam-era war correspondence was markedly different from that of WWI and WWII, with more focus on investigative journalism and discussion of

2240-483: The age of nineteen, Douglas married Sir Alexander Beaumont Churchill Dixie, 11th Baronet (1851–1924), known as "Sir A.B.C.D." or "Beau". Beau, who had succeeded his father as the 11th baronet on 8 January 1872, had an income of £10,000 per year, equivalent to £1,127,786 in 2023, a country house , Bosworth Hall , near Market Bosworth , and a London townhouse in the fashionable district of Mayfair . He served as High Sheriff of Leicestershire for 1876. Though Florence

2320-502: The book is Scottish Lady Flora Desmond (who, as The Athenaeum pointed out, has a name very similar to the author). Flora helps to organize a 200,000 member Women's Volunteer force, and herself leads their elite mounted White Regiment. A host of women characters are instrumental to the plot, both in supporting and opposing the hero/heroine: as noted by Walker, the adventures in Gloriana occur to women rather than to men. The book ends in

2400-609: The children's guardians to threaten Lady Queensberry with an action under English law to take her children away from her. The three were too young to choose a guardian under Scottish law. In the event, they remained in France for two years. Falconer Atlee, the British Consul at Nantes, offered them a place of safety when their first location was discovered, and the Emperor Napoleon III eventually extended Lady Queensberry his protection, ensuring that she could keep

2480-844: The conflicts are also far more dangerous for war correspondents. War correspondents are protected by the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their additional protocols . In general, journalists are considered civilians so they have all rights related to the civilians in a conflict. William Howard Russell , who covered the Crimean War , also for The Times , was perhaps the first modern war correspondent. The stories from this era, which were almost as lengthy and analytical as early books on war, took numerous weeks from being written to being published. Another renowned journalist, Ferdinando Petruccelli della Gattina , Italian correspondent of European newspapers such as La Presse , Journal des débats , Indépendance Belge and The Daily News ,

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2560-470: The criticism and muckraking that had characterized coverage of Vietnam. Journalists like CNN 's Peter Arnett were lambasted for reporting anything that could be construed as contrary to the war effort, and commentators observed that coverage of the war in general was "saccharine" and heavily biased towards the American account. These trends would continue into the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, where

2640-544: The custody of the three children. Archibald converted to Rome and took holy orders, becoming a priest. Caroline's older daughter, Gertrude, also became a Roman Catholic. When her Anglican fiancé would not agree to their children being brought up in that faith, Gertrude's engagement was broken off. She entered a convent in Hammersmith and completed her novitiate to become a Sister of the Black Veil in 1867, but later left

2720-582: The estate, the couple moved to Glen Stuart, Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. One of the houses on Lord Queensberry's Scottish estate of Kinmount , it had previously been the home of Lady Florence's mother, the Dowager Marchioness. In 1877, Lady Florence published her first novel, Abel Avenged: a Dramatic Tragedy . A number of Dixie's books, particularly her children's books The Young Castaways, or, The Child Hunters of Patagonia and Aniwee, or, The Warrior Queen , and her adult novels Gloriana, or

2800-519: The ethics surrounding the war and America's role in it. Reporters from dozens of media outlets were dispatched to Vietnam, with the number of correspondents surpassing 400 at the peak of the war. Vietnam was a dangerous war for these journalists, and 68 would be killed before the conflict came to a close. Many within the US Government and elsewhere would blame the media for the American failure in Vietnam, claiming that media focus on atrocities,

2880-614: The events he described. Memoirs of soldiers became an important source of military history when that specialty developed. War correspondents, as specialized journalists , began working after the printing of news for publication became commonplace. In the eighteenth century the Baroness Frederika Charlotte Riedesel 's Letters and Journals Relating to the War of the American Revolution and

2960-416: The exigencies of his profession, was unquestionably the ruin of numerous aspiring punters whose interests clashed with his own. Beaumont Dixie, whose inclinations tended towards always backing "Archer's mounts", was a notable example, and anyone who witnessed the scene in the paddock after a race where Machell's horse did not win, will not be likely to forget the ruined Baronet wringing his hands in despair, and

3040-434: The expedition hero rather than the men being the heroes of the story. She recounts times where she outsmarts or outlasts the men or remains their equal. While social issues such as European women's suffrage can be seen in her narrative, she says little about the natives of Patagonia. She has been criticized by Monica Szurmuk for not addressing the military campaigns of General Julio Argentino Roca against indigenous people of

3120-433: The horrors of combat and the impact on soldiers damaged morale and eliminated support for the war at home. Unlike in older conflicts, where Allied journalism was almost universally supportive of the war effort, journalists in the Vietnam theater were often harshly critical of the US military, and painted a very bleak picture of the war. In an era where the media was already playing a significant role in domestic events such as

3200-564: The huntsman's horn resounds, the view-halloa rings out cheerily on the bright crisp air of a fine hunting morning; the fox is "gone away", you have got a good start, and your friend has too. "Come on," he shouts, "let us see this run together!" Side by side you fly the first fence, take your horse in hand, and settle down to ride over the broad grass country. How distinctly you remember that run, how easily you recall each fence you flew together, each timber-rail you topped, and that untempting bottom you both got so luckily and safely over, and above all,

3280-504: The means of sending to their graves unknown, unknelled, and unnamed, thousands of women whose high intellects have been wasted, and whose powers for good have been paralysed and undeveloped." Dixie played a key role is establishing the game of women's association football , organizing exhibition matches for charity, and in 1895 she became President of the British Ladies' Football Club , stipulating that "the girls should enter into

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3360-574: The media for the loss of the Vietnam war, and prominent military leaders did not believe the United States could sustain a prolonged and heavily televised war. As a result, numerous restrictions were placed on the activities of correspondents covering the war in the Gulf. Journalists allowed to accompany the troops were organized into "pools", where small groups were escorted into combat zones by US troops and allowed to share their findings later. Those who attempted to strike out on their own and operate outside

3440-439: The media. By this means, conflict parties attempt to use the media to gain support from their constituencies and dissuade their opponents. The continued progress of technology has allowed live coverage of events via satellite up-links and the rise of twenty-four hour news channels has led to a heightened demand for material to fill the hours. Only some conflicts receive extensive worldwide coverage, however. Among recent wars,

3520-516: The most conflict-ridden parts of the world. Once there, they attempt to get close enough to the action to provide written accounts, photos, or film footage. It is often considered the most dangerous form of journalism. Modern war correspondence emerged from the news reporting of military conflicts during the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars . Its presence grew in the middle of the nineteenth century, with American journalists covering

3600-518: The most conservative branch of the British military in terms of media engagement. The US conflict in Vietnam saw the tools and access available to war correspondents expanded significantly. Innovations such as cheap and reliable hand-held color video cameras, and the proliferation of television sets in Western homes give Vietnam-era correspondents the ability to portray conditions on the ground more vividly and accurately than ever before. Additionally,

3680-403: The old farm-yard, where the gallant fox yielded up his life.' Lady Florence Dixie, 1880 Dixie's skills on horseback were sufficient to be mentioned in sporting magazines. The following account gives a vivid idea of the risks involved in a fox hunt : "From scent to view they kill him in the open in one hour and five minutes, after a good twelve miles' run. There were several very bad falls, and

3760-538: The order. Eventually, it was agreed that Caroline would retain custody of her younger children, and they returned to England. Lady Florence was first educated at home by a governess , but is described as "defiant, rebellious and restless". After returning from France at the age of nine, the twins were separated. James was sent to a Roman Catholic boarding school, and Florence to a convent school , which she hated. But she found some consolation in writing poetry: her childhood verses were published much later as The songs of

3840-547: The original manor house and Dixie Grammar School . In 1614 he was High Sheriff of Leicestershire and in 1625 its representative in Parliament. "Sir (Alexander) Beaumont (Churchill Dixie, 11th Baronet)'s temperament was neither rationalistic nor tolerant. Described as "a spendthrift, a hopeless gambler, a heavy drinker" he found it increasingly difficult to face up to his responsibilities as Squire of Bosworth. Lady Florence wrote "For some time past I have been fighting against

3920-463: The other was unveiled, but his face I did not notice much. This is all the information I can give. My head is very confused and painful, and I expect they must have stunned me. This is a wretched scrawl, but my hands are very much cut, and it pains me so much to write." Questions were raised in the House of Commons on 19 and 20 March, and again on the 29th, about the investigation, but Lady Dixie's account

4000-405: The person with the knife pulled backward by him. Then I heard a confused sound of rumbling of wheels, and I remember no more. When I came to myself I was quite alone. From what I saw of the knife I believe it to be a dagger, and the persons were undoubtedly men. They were dressed in long clothes, and were unnaturally tall for women; the one who stabbed me had on a thick veil, reaching below the mouth;

4080-510: The police have come to any definite conclusion in the matter? SIR WILLIAM HARCOURT: The accounts in this case rest mainly on the statements of Lady Florence Dixie. The investigations of the police into this matter have not resulted in discovering any further circumstances in confirmation of it." In her obituary, printed 8 November 1905, The New York Times suggested that Dixie had claimed to be kidnapped by Irish agitators. Lady Florence Dixie died of diphtheria on 7 November 1905. She

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4160-690: The pool model was replaced by a new system of embedded journalism . Dixie baronets The Dixie Baronetcy was created in the Baronetage of England at the time of the Restoration of the Monarchy in 1660 for Sir Wolstan Dixie (1602–1682), a supporter of King Charles I during the English Civil War and afterwards. He was descended from a brother of Sir Wolstan Dixie , the sixteenth century Lord Mayor of London who founded

4240-534: The pool system claim to have found themselves obstructed directly or indirectly by the military, with passport visas revoked and photographs and notes taken by force from journalists while US forces observed. Beyond military efforts to control the press, observers noted that press reaction to the Gulf War was markedly different from that of Vietnam. Critics claim that coverage of the war was "jingoistic" and overly favorable towards American forces, in harsh contrast to

4320-550: The present state of the country it could not be an easy task." In Patagonia, survival of the party as a whole depended on the equal participation of all those within it. Dixie shared the responsibility and the dangers of necessary tasks such as hunting for food for the party. "Unconscious of anything but the exciting chase before me, I am suddenly disagreeably reminded that there is such a thing as caution, and necessity to look where you are going to, for, putting his foot in an unusually deep tuca-tuca hole, my little horse comes with

4400-415: The right came forward and seized me by the neck, when by the strength of the clutch I felt it was no woman's power that pulled me down to the ground. In another second I saw the other would-be woman over me, and remember seeing the steel of the knife come right down upon me, driven by this person's hand. It struck through my clothes and against the whalebone of my stays, which turned the point, merely grazing

4480-611: The same clothes . She was a member of the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies , and her obituary in the Englishwoman's Review emphasized her support for the cause of women's suffrage (i.e. the right to vote): "Lady Florence... threw herself eagerly into the Women's Movement, and spoke on public platforms." In 1890, Dixie published a utopian novel, Gloriana, or the Revolution of 1900 , which has been described as

4560-439: The same physical level." Lady Dixie shared her observations of Patagonia with Charles Darwin . She took issue with Darwin's description of the Tuco-tuco in his Journal of Researches (1839). While Darwin had suggested that the Tuco-tuco were nocturnal creatures that lived almost entirely underground, Lady Dixie had seen the Tuco-tuco out during the daytime. She sent Darwin a copy of Across Patagonia ; Darwin's copy of this book

4640-400: The skin. The knife was quickly withdrawn and plunged at me again. I seized it with both hands and shouted as loud as I could, when the person who first pulled me down pushed a large handful of earth into my mouth and nearly choked me. Just as the knife was wrenched from my hands, a very big and powerful St. Bernard dog I had with me broke through the wood, and the last thing I remember was seeing

4720-403: The spirit of the game with heart and soul". She arranged for a women's football team from London to tour Scotland. During her early life and travels, Dixie was an enthusiastic sportswoman, an intrepid rider and shot. As the following reminiscence shows, part of the appeal of hunting in Leicestershire was the opportunity to compete on an equal footing with active male peers: 'The merry blast of

4800-419: The terrible consequences of my husband's immense losses on the Turf and at gambling . . It was a great blow to me to find that the last remnant of a once splendid fortune must at once go to pay this debt. Ruin ... Beau ... has been so accustomed to have heaps of money at his command that he cannot understand that it is all gone .... By selling Bosworth and the property these (debts) could be met" "Machell, from

4880-443: The terrible consequences of my husband's immense losses on the Turf and at gambling . . It was a great blow to me to find that the last remnant of a once splendid fortune must at once go to pay this debt. Ruin ... Beau ... has been so accustomed to have heaps of money at his command that he cannot understand that it is all gone .... By selling Bosworth and the property these (debts) could be met." – Lady Florence Dixie Following loss of

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4960-445: The time. However, Szurmuk also notes that Dixie's writing has a transgressive quality that acknowledges mutuality: "A remarkable characteristic of Dixie's writing and one that sets her apart from others is that whenever she writes herself as viewer, she herself is also looked at, viewed, defined. Her first encounter with a "real Patagonian Indian" is marked by mutual gazes and by Indians and Europeans being all on horse-back, and thus at

5040-436: The time. I replied that I had not got my watch with me, and, turning, left them. Opening a small gate which led into the private grounds of Capt Brocklehurst, of the Blues, I made toward a stile, and was just going to get over, when I heard the gate open behind, and the two women followed me in. Somehow or other I felt all was not right, so I stopped and leaned against the rails, and then, as they came on, went to meet them. One on

5120-444: The women's suffrage movement. Her two children's books, The Young Castaways and its sequel Aniwee , are set in Patagonia and depict strong female characters. "The really amazing thing in the book is the prowess, skill, and prudence of the two girls, Topsie and Aniwee, the child of an Indian chief. ... the figures of Topsie, whose expertness as a stalker might put a veteran Highlander to shame, and of Aniwee, who teaches her tribe that

5200-408: The year 1999, with a description of a prosperous and peaceful Britain whose government has deeply benefited from the engagement of women. In the preface to the novel, Dixie proposes not only women's suffrage, but that the two sexes should be educated together and that all professions and positions should be open to both. In the novel, she goes farther and says: "Nature has unmistakably given to woman

5280-444: Was William Hicks whose letters describing the Battle of Trafalgar (1805) were also published in The Times. Winston Churchill in 1899 , working as a correspondent, became notorious as an escaped prisoner of war. Early film newsreels and television news rarely had war correspondents. Rather, they would simply collect footage provided by other sources, often the government, and the news anchor would then add narration . This footage

5360-575: Was also close to her older brother John, whom she resembled in temperament, both being "fearless, dynamic and opinionated". Her childhood was marked by a number of dramatic and even tragic events. On 6 August 1858, when she was three, Lady Florence's father died; he was widely believed to have killed himself. In 1862, his widow, Caroline, acted upon a long-formed conviction and converted to Roman Catholicism . She took her youngest children, Archibald, then twelve, and Florence and James, aged seven, to France, where she could educate them as she wished. This led

5440-418: Was buried beside her twin brother in the family burial ground on Gooley Hill on the Kinmount estate. [1] The New York Times reported that the "Author, Champion of Woman's Rights, and War Correspondent" had died on 7 November at her home in Glen Stuart, Dumfriesshire. War correspondent War correspondence stands as one of journalism's most important and impactful forms. War correspondents operate in

5520-529: Was characterized by rigid censorship. British Lord Kitchener hated reporters, and they were banned from the Front at the start of the war. But reporters such as Basil Clarke and Philip Gibbs lived as fugitives near the Front, sending back their reports. The Government eventually allowed some accredited reporters in April 1915, and this continued until the end of the war. This allowed the Government to control what they saw. French authorities were equally opposed to war journalism, but less competent (criticisms of

5600-541: Was considered essential. The First Balkan War (1912–1913) between the Balkan League ( Serbia , Greece , Montenegro and Bulgaria ) and the Ottoman Empire , and the Second Balkan War (1913) between Bulgaria and its former allies Serbia and Greece, was actively covered by a large number of foreign newspapers, news agencies, and movie companies. An estimated 200–300 war correspondents, war photographers , war artists , and war cinematographers were active during these two nearly sequential conflicts. The First World War

5680-403: Was developed, reports could be sent on a daily basis and events could be reported as they occurred. That is when short, mainly descriptive stories as used today became common. Press coverage of the Russo-Japanese War was affected by restrictions on the movement of reporters and strict censorship. In all military conflicts which followed this 1904–1905 war, close attention to more managed reporting

5760-545: Was expressed, then and later, about whether such an attack had actually occurred. Reports were published of an attempt to assassinate Lady Florence Dixie at her residence, the Fishery, situated near the Thames , and about two and a half miles from Windsor . Lady Florence Dixie gave the following account to the newspapers: "I was out walking near the Fishery last evening, about 4:30, when two very tall women came up and asked me

5840-430: Was half mad with misery, and I could not help it." "Exceedingly amiable and talented" Francis's death was deeply felt by his family. In 1876, Florence accompanied Queensberry on a return to Zermatt, and he showed her the slopes where Francis had died. Beyond the family, the tragedy was a long-running sensation, reported by newspapers all over the world, often in tones both sensational and denunciatory. On 3 April 1875, at

5920-475: Was known for his extremely gory style in his articles but involving at the same time. Jules Claretie , critic of Le Figaro , was amazed about his correspondence of the Battle of Custoza , during the Third Italian War of Independence . Claretie wrote, "Nothing could be more fantastic and cruelly true than this tableau of agony. Reportage has never given a superior artwork." When the telegraph

6000-476: Was not supported by others, and was dismissed. "MR. O'SHEA: I wish to ask the Home Secretary a Question of which I have given him private Notice. It was, Whether sufficient investigation has now taken place as to the alleged murderous attack upon Lady Florence Dixie; and, whether, as a result of the inquiries at Windsor, and of the professional examination of the cuts on Lady Florence Dixie's clothing,

6080-554: Was often staged as cameras were large and bulky until the introduction of small, portable motion picture cameras during World War II . The situation changed dramatically with the Vietnam War when networks from around the world sent cameramen with portable cameras and correspondents. This proved damaging to the United States as the full brutality of war became a daily feature on the nightly news. News coverage gives combatants an opportunity to forward information and arguments to

6160-488: Was only five feet tall, while Beau stood 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m), Florence became the dominant partner in the marriage, reportedly ruling her husband "with a rod of iron". The young couple had two sons, George Douglas (born 18 January 1876), who later became the 12th baronet , and Albert Edward Wolstan (born 26 September 1878, died 1940), whose godfather was the Prince of Wales . Both husband and wife shared

6240-623: Was present at the battle of the Ia Drang. The U.S. Army awarded him the Bronze Star for his actions during the battle, a rare event for a journalist. Along with Gen. Hal Moore, who commanded U.S. forces in the battle, Galloway subsequently wrote about his experiences in the book, We Were Soldier Once.. And Young. The role of war correspondents in the Gulf War would prove to be quite different from their role in Vietnam. The Pentagon blamed

6320-419: Was the daughter of Caroline Margaret Clayton , daughter of General Sir William Clayton, 5th Baronet , Member of Parliament for Great Marlow , and Archibald Douglas , 8th Marquess of Queensberry . She had a twin brother, Lord James Edward Sholto Douglas, an older sister, Lady Gertrude Douglas, and three older brothers: John, Viscount Drumlanrig , later 9th Marquess of Queensberry, Lord Francis Douglas , and

6400-439: Was the only female in her traveling party. She set out accompanied by her brothers, Lord Queensberry and Lord James Douglas, her husband Sir Alexander Beaumont Churchill Dixie, and Julius Beerbohm . Beerbohm, a family friend, was hired as the group's guide because of his previous experience in Patagonia. Dixie debated going elsewhere, but chose Patagonia because few Europeans had ever set foot there. Once in Patagonia, Dixie paints

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