Gallipoli through journalists' eyes

A Gallipoli Association zoom lecture - Gallipoli Through Journalists' Eyes by Jim Grundy. In this talk, we'll consider: What we can learn about the geography of the area and pre-war attitudes towards the Ottoman Turks from contemporary journalism? How Britain's wars were reported before the Great War. Did that change in 1914? The nature of the relationship between politicians, senior naval and military officers and newspaper proprietors. How journalists in the front lines reported what they saw, both official war correspondents and those serving in the ranks. Did journalism influence the outcome of the campaign? About the speaker: Jim Grundy, a former Civil Servant, Chair of a social housing company and director of a brewery, is a regular visitor to Gallipoli. While there, he has retraced the steps of his father's step-father, who served at Helles and Suvla with 9th Battalion Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment. He is the author of “Alive With Death,” the first part of a three-part history of the campaign, “Hell and Confusion. Gallipoli Day by Day,” telling the story from August 1914 to April 1915 in the words of those who were there, be they prime ministers or private soldiers; admirals, naval ratings or journalists. The second volume, “Always Nearly Winning,” which takes the story on from May to August 1915, is due out later this year. Jim manages a number of Great War-themed pages on Facebook, including 'Gallipoli, 1915.' #gallipoli #ww1 #dardanelles #turkey #journalism #militaryhistory