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",
Russell Howard Russell Howard Russell Joseph Howard (born 24 March 1980) is an English comedian, television presenter, radio presenter and actor, best known for his TV shows "Russell Howard's Good News" and "The Russell Howard Hour" and his appearances on the topical panel TV show "Mock the Week". He won "Best Compère" at the 2006 Chortle Awards and was nominated for an if.comedy award for his 2006 Edinburgh Festival Fringe show. Howard cited comedians Lee Evans, Richard Pryor and Frank Skinner as influences. Russell was born to Dave and Ninette Howard. He has two younger siblings, twins Kerry and Daniel (born 1982).