War correspondent constituencies and persuade their opponents. The continued progress of technology has allowed live coverage of events via satellite up-links. The rise of twenty-four hour news channels has led to a heightened demand for coverage. William Howard Russell, who covered the Crimean War, also for "The Times", is often described as 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",
William Thomas Russell he served on the executive committee of the National Catholic War Council, and was head of the press department of the National Catholic Welfare Council. Russell served as head of the Diocese of Charleston for ten years, until his death at the age of sixty-three. His relative John Joyce Russell later served as Bishop of Charleston before becoming Bishop of Richmond. William Thomas Russell William Thomas Russell (October 20, 1863 – March 18, 1927) was an American clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Charleston from 1917 until his death in 1927. William Russell was born