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 involved him and his mother Ninette travelling through America. On 29 November 2016, it was announced that Howard would write and star in a 14-part weekly comedy series entitled "The Russell Howard Hour" on Sky 1 in 2017, as part of a two-year deal with Sky. The series began on 21 September 2017. A show from his 2007 "Adventures" tour was released on DVD on 17 November 2008, under the title "Russell Howard Live". The show on the DVD was recorded at The Bloomsbury Theatre. Howard started touring for his show "Dingledodies" in September 2008 and played various dates through