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John Reith Marlene Sanders
Sanders
AMERICAN 1931-PRESENT
BRITISH 1889-1971
A controversial figure Born to a Jewish family originally moved
in his time, John Reith in Ohio, Sanders began to New York to
was the first general
manager of the British her media career with a pursue a career in
Broadcasting Company low-level job in television theatre
(BBC) in 1922, and was news. Despite women
promoted to director usually being confined to
general in 1927 when administrative roles, she worked
it became a public
corporation. Despite her way into becoming the first fem
having no experience correspondent, reporting on the Viet
in broadcasting, his autocratic approach it unfolded in the 1960s. When the r
helped to create the template for public- of the evening news broadcast fell il
service broadcasting in Britain. Summarizing
the BBC’s focus as to educate, inform and and became the first woman to anch
entertain, broadcasters worldwide have network. Sanders’ list of achievemen
since adopted Reith’s mission statement for there, though; she eventually becam
their own media stations. Reith’s work at president of ABC News, and is now a
the BBC and contribution to broadcasting Award-winning correspondent, prod
was honoured with a knighthood, but in
characteristically blunt fashion he said: “An news executive, paving the way for w
ordinary knighthood is almost an insult.” the world over.

Khanfar
announced his
WADAH KHANFAR
resignation from
PALESTINIAN 1968-PRESENT
Hailed as one of the most ‘Powerful People in the Al Jazeera in 2011
World’ by Forbes Magazine, Khanfar was the driving through twitter
force in leading Arabic broadcasting network Al Jazeera
from a single channel to a massive media network with
real influence. Although Al Jazeera was already creating
waves throughout the Middle East with its controversial views and
championing of freedom of speech, it was not generally known in the
rest of the world. With Khanfar at the helm the station’s global reach
skyrocketed and is now seen by many as a major force in worldwide
events, as well as redefining the meaning of alternative media.

William
Felix Dennis Randolph
Hearst
BRITISH 1947-2014
Dennis’s remarkable
publishing career started AMERICAN 1863-1951
Rival of Joseph
when he worked as a street Pulitzer, Hearst’s
seller for Oz, an underground circulation war
counterculture magazine. with Pulitzer’s
titles helped
He began writing for the
to usher in the
magazine and his talent
age of yellow
quickly got him promoted to journalism – thrilling
At one
co-editor. Dennis went on to stories with eye-
point, Hearst catching headlines
Joseph Pulitzer establish his own magazine owned seven daily but dubious
publishing company with
newspapers, five legitimacy.
a string of successful titles
HUNGARIAN-AMERICAN 1847-1911 Hearst went
magazines, two news
One of the most powerful US journalists of his such as Kung-Fu Monthly and on to dominate
time, Pulitzer is best known for the prize named Personal Computer World. services and a film the world of
after him, which celebrates achievements in company journalism with
artistic pursuits such as literature, journalism, Dennis pioneered computer the largest chain of
poetry and photography. He was the owner of and hobbyist magazine newspapers in the world.
the St Louis Post-Dispatch and The New York publishing in the UK, as well His sensational rise to power
World, filling the newspapers with sensational as digital and online titles. His inspired Orson Welles to make
and attention-grabbing features as well as company, Dennis Publishing, the film Citizen Kane, essentially
illustrations, and even staging news stunts. As a biography of the media mogul’s
a result of his innovative new techniques The still has over 50 magazine From left to right: Richard Neville, James life. Hearst’s pioneering techniques
World became the most successful newspaper titles, websites and mobile Anderson and Felix Dennis holding have now become a staple in the
in the country and helped usher in a new age sites to its name. copies of Oz in London in 1970 world of journalism, and can be
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for journalism. seen in every tabloid worldwide.
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