Which daily newspaper was founded in 1855 and was the first London penny paper? It was the means of sending Henry Morgan Stanley to Africa to continue Livingstone's work.
History of journalism in the United Kingdom publication, with technical advances in printing and communication combined with a professionalisation of journalism and the prominence of new owners. A pioneer of popular journalism for the masses had been the Chartist "Northern Star", first published on 26 May 1838. The same time saw the first cheap newspaper in the "Daily Telegraph and Courier" (1855), later to be known simply as the "Daily Telegraph". "The Illustrated London News", founded in 1842, was the world's first illustrated weekly newspaper. Reformers pressured the government and it repeatedly cut the high taxes on knowledge, including the excise duty on paper and the 5-penny
Stanley and Livingstone Stanley and Livingstone Stanley and Livingstone is a 1939 film directed by Henry King and Otto Brower. It is loosely based on the true story of Welsh reporter Sir Henry M. Stanley's quest to find Dr. David Livingstone, a Scottish missionary presumed lost in Africa, who finally met on November 10, 1871. Spencer Tracy plays Stanley, while Cedric Hardwicke portrays Livingstone. Other cast members include Nancy Kelly, Richard Greene, Walter Brennan, Charles Coburn and Henry Hull. Henry Stanley is a fearless newspaper reporter ready to do whatever it takes to get a story, regardless of any danger to his life.