Pall Mall Gazette

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The Pall Mall Gazette was a prominent late 19th-century London evening newspaper known for its influential investigative journalism and role in shaping Victorian public opinion.

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Pall Mall Gazette canonical 4
The Pall Mall Gazette 2

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instanceOf British newspaper
evening newspaper
newspaper
acquisitionDate 1892
cityOfPublication London
linked to: London, England
countryOfPublication United Kingdom
dissolved 1923
editor Edward T. Cook
Frederick Greenwood
Henry Cust
John Morley
W. T. Stead
editorEndOfTenure Edward T. Cook, 1892
Frederick Greenwood, 1880
Henry Cust, 1896
John Morley, 1883
W. T. Stead, 1889
editorStartOfTenure Edward T. Cook, 1890
Frederick Greenwood, 1865
Henry Cust, 1892
John Morley, 1880
W. T. Stead, 1883
founder George Smith
genre general-interest newspaper
hasNotableEditor Edward T. Cook
Frederick Greenwood
Henry Cust
John Morley
W. T. Stead
hasOnlineSuccessor none
headquartersLocation London, England
inception 1865
influenced Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885
language English
mediaType print
namedAfter Pall Mall
linked to: Pall Mall, London

Pall Mall (London street)
linked to: Pall Mall, London
notableCampaign The Maiden Tribute of Modern Babylon
notableCampaignYear 1885
notableFor campaigning journalism
influence on Victorian public opinion
investigative journalism
originalPublisher Smith, Elder & Co.
owner George Smith
William Waldorf Astor
periodOfGreatestInfluence late 19th century
politicalAlignment Liberal
politicalOrientationUnderEditor Liberal under John Morley
New Journalism under W. T. Stead
publicationFrequency daily
publicationTime evening
publisher George Smith
subjectOfNotableCampaign child prostitution in London
succeededBy Pall Mall Magazine
targetAudience London commuters
educated middle-class readers

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William Waldorf Astor owned The Pall Mall Gazette
linked to: Pall Mall Gazette
George Murray Smith notableWork The Pall Mall Gazette
linked to: Pall Mall Gazette
C. W. Saleeby employer Pall Mall Gazette
1st Viscount Astor owned Pall Mall Gazette