W. H. Russell

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gptkbp:instanceOf journalist
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:The_British_Press
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:The_Times_newspaper
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Literature
gptkbp:birthDate 1820-04-28
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Westminster_Abbey
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:Henry_Morton_Stanley
gptkbp:contribution reporting on military conflicts
gptkbp:deathDate 1907-02-11
gptkbp:education gptkb:Trinity_College,_Dublin
gptkbp:famousFor reporting_on_the_Crimean_War
gptkbp:famousQuote “The first duty of a journalist is to be accurate.”
gptkbp:founded war reporting as a profession
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:William_Howard_Russell
gptkbp:hasWritten the Charge of the Light Brigade
the Siege of Sevastopol
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label W. H. Russell
gptkbp:influenced modern journalism
future war correspondents
the role of journalists in war
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Thomas_Carlyle
gptkbp:knownFor first war correspondent
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legacy pioneering war journalism
gptkbp:nationality Irish
gptkbp:notableEvent covered_the_American_Civil_War
covered_the_Boer_War
covered_the_Franco-Prussian_War
covered_the_Indian_Rebellion_of_1857
gptkbp:notableFeature real-time reporting
human interest stories
investigative journalism
descriptive writing
emphasis on detail
narrative journalism
emphasis on accuracy
emphasis on clarity
critical analysis of military strategy
emphasis on objectivity
first-hand reporting
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:The_Times
gptkbp:occupation war correspondent
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Dublin,_Ireland
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:publishedBy gptkb:The_Great_War
gptkb:The_War_in_the_Crimea
The_History_of_the_Crimean_War
My_Diary_in_India_in_the_Year_1858
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Russell