War correspondents 1942–1943
This is a partial list of war correspondents who reported from North Africa or Italy in 1942-43, during World War II. Some of the names are taken from the war journal[1] of Eric Lloyd Williams, a correspondent for Reuters and the South African Press Association during the war, and from a radio broadcast he made in 1944.[2]
- James Aldridge, New York Times
- Bruce Anderson, South African Broadcasting Corporation
- Graham (G E) Beamish, New Zealand correspondent[3]
- Jack Belden, Life[4]
- Paul Bewsher, Daily Mail
- Homer Bigart, New York Herald Tribune[5]
- Eric Bigio, Daily Express
- Hal Boyle, Associated Press[6]
- Sam Brewer, Chicago Tribune[7]
- Christopher Buckley, Daily Telegraph[8][9]
- Norman Clark, News Chronicle[10]
- Alexander Clifford, Daily Mail
- Edward Harry Crockett, Associated Press[11]
- Walter Cronkite, United Press
- Daniel De Luce, Associated Press[12][13]
- Richard Dimbleby, BBC
- Robert Dunnett, BBC[14]
- Frank Gervasi, Collier’s Weekly
- Frank Gillard, BBC
- Hank Gorrell, United Press[15]
- Les Green, South African Broadcasting Corporation
- Matthew Halton, Toronto Star, CBC
- Guy Harriot, Sydney Morning Herald[16]
- Bruce Hewitt, New Zealand Press Association[17]
- Russell Hill, New York Herald Tribune[18]
- Geoffrey Hoare, The Times[19]
- Clare Hollingworth, Daily Express, Chicago Daily News[20]
- Alaric Jacob, Daily Express
- Denis Johnston, BBC[21]
- Philip Jordan, News Chronicle[22]
- Ed Kennedy, Associated Press
- George Lait, International News Service[23]
- Ronald Legge, Daily Telegraph
- Alexander Gault MacGowan, The Sun (New York)
- Denis Martin, Daily Herald[24]
- Frank Martin, Associated Press[25]
- Richard McMillan, United Press[26]
- Drew Middleton, New York Times[27]
- Ronald Monson, Daily Express and Australian newspapers[28]
- Alan Moorehead, Daily Express
- Chester Morrison, CBS[29]
- Leonard Mosley, Allied Newspapers
- William Munday, Australian Newspapers[30]
- Gerald Norman, The Times
- John (Tex) O'Reilly, New York Herald Tribune[31]
- Ernie Pyle, Scripps-Howard Newspapers
- Quentin Reynolds, Collier’s Weekly
- Frederick Salisbury, Daily Herald
- Nestor Solodovnik, Tass News Agency
- Norman Soong, Chinese press
- Edmund Stevens, Christian Science Monitor[32]
- Bill Stoneman, Chicago Daily News[33]
- Jack Thompson, Chicago Tribune
- George Tucker, Associated Press[34]
- Ralph Walling, Reuters
- Don Whitehead, Associated Press[35]
- Eric Lloyd Williams, Reuters/South African Press Association[36]
- Harry Zinder, Time[37]
- Harold Guard - United Press [38]
References
- ^ Unpublished war journal, Eric Lloyd Williams
- ^ Cape Times, Feb 12, 1944. http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.editAlbumPhoto&albumID=938914&imageID=17126495&MyToken=c93f2b50-8499-43d9-b1d4-a9cedae27ac4
- ^ Photograph of Beamish in the Libyan desert: http://mp.natlib.govt.nz/detail/?id=40005&l=en
- ^ New York Times obituary of Jack Belden: http://www.nytimes.com/1989/06/06/obituaries/jack-belden-journalist-79.html?pagewanted=1
- ^ Pittsburgh Press obituary of Homer Bigart,1991: http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19910417&id=xXMdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_mMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2856,224244
- ^ Hal Boyle's grave: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6792217
- ^ Photograph of Sam Brewer: http://www.life.com/image/50367561
- ^ Reference to Buckley's death in Korea in 1950: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/5000960/Alan-Whicker-interview-a-journey-of-a-lifetime.html
- ^ "Details for Buckley, Christopher". The Freedom Forum Journalists Memorial. http://www.newseum.org/scripts/Journalist/Detail.asp?PhotoID=719#. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
- ^ Norman Clark obituary: http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=28908§ioncode=1
- ^ Report on Crockett's death in 1943: http://books.google.com.au/books?id=jxMLBzrbnFwC&pg=PA226&lpg=PA226&dq=%22edward+harry+crockett%22&source=bl&ots=4vtZrkWIVU&sig=E5MjumpzW9PuYIYgaKK5ZJ9t3mI&hl=en&ei=7s2JS67TNJWXkQWJvu2eDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CAgQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22edward%20harry%20crockett%22&f=false
- ^ Daniel De Luce wins Pulitzer Prize, 1944: http://www.pulitzer.org/bycat/Telegraphic-Reporting-%28International%29
- ^ Daniel De Luce obituary: http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1683&dat=20020131&id=XicqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1j4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=2924,7754807
- ^ Photograph of Robert Dunnett: http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/2637657/Hulton-Archive
- ^ Reference to Hank Gorrell's war memoirs: http://www.amazon.com/Soldier-Press-Covering-Europe-1936-1943/product-reviews/0826218512
- ^ Guy Harriott news story, 1941: http://www.battleship.com.au/battleship-articles/2008/4/26/mighty-moments-in-the-fray-filled-nation-with-pride/
- ^ Report on Bruce Hewitt's death, October 2005: http://stopwarsaveearth.blogspot.com/2005_10_18_archive.html
- ^ Reference to Russell Hill: http://books.google.com.au/books?id=e4jnk4vVdpUC&pg=PA637&lpg=PA637&dq=%22russell+hill%22+%22herald+tribune%22+africa&source=bl&ots=69QrJBenh1&sig=7P6bA-6RCkw7iTqumXfj-ULylkQ&hl=en&ei=rz-LS77IGIW3rAfS_8jACg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CAYQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22russell%20hill%22%20%22herald%20tribune%22%20africa&f=false
- ^ Marriage to Clare Hollingworth: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2004/jan/17/featuresreviews.guardianreview13
- ^ Guardian profile of Clare Hollingworth: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2004/jan/17/featuresreviews.guardianreview13
- ^ Reference to Denis Johnston's autobiography: http://www.answers.com/topic/nine-rivers-from-jordan
- ^ Tie magazine quotes Philip Jordan, February 1943: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,774252,00.html
- ^ George Lait news story, December 2, 1941: http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19411202&id=KbQKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aE0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6933,173985
- ^ Reference to Denis Martin: http://books.google.com.au/books?id=yuAQjOsCVm8C&pg=PA422&lpg=PA422&dq=%22war+correspondent%22+%22denis+martin%22&source=bl&ots=RRc_8jgbRj&sig=os3PreUCw9gWVnDGzCU30yiZgyU&hl=en&ei=0TmLS4arBYy3rAfGmYi5Cg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CAYQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22war%20correspondent%22%20%22denis%20martin%22&f=false
- ^ Frank Martin news story, November 9, 1942:http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=860&dat=19421109&id=gEcKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2koDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5176,2484914
- ^ Richard McMillan reporting from North Africa (Audio MP3 file): http://www.mediafire.com/?kaoge4mfytx
- ^ Drew Middleton obituary: http://www.nytimes.com/1990/01/12/obituaries/drew-middleton-of-the-times-dies-at-76.html?pagewanted=all
- ^ Link to photo of Ronald Monson: http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/gg9gorZBizEQLD-z4FxJcg
- ^ Time magazine article on Chester Morrison, August 24, 1942: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,849943,00.html
- ^ William Munday news story, December 22, 1942: http://www.mediafire.com/?kaoge4mfytx
- ^ Article by O'Reilly and photograph of him: http://books.google.com.au/books?id=2ykDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA64&lpg=PA64&dq=%22bill+stoneman%22+chicago+war+correspondent&source=bl&ots=tOrFxs8rSY&sig=DSl7WL5S9sDOOn80tDzVN5vGpk8&hl=en&ei=pMqJS7rNIY6OkQWT64HODw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CA0Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=%22bill%20stoneman22%20chicago%20war%20correspondent&f=false
- ^ New York TImes obituary of Edmund Stevens: http://www.nytimes.com/1992/05/27/world/edmund-stevens-81-a-reporter-in-moscow-for-40-years-is-dead.html?pagewanted=1
- ^ Photograph of Bill Stoneman: See reference 30
- ^ George Tucker news story, November 9, 1942: http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1946&dat=19421106&id=sr4tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=05gFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3307,1042864
- ^ Reference to Don Whitehead's memoirs: http://www.allbookstores.com/book/9780823226757/Combat_Reporter_Don_Whitehead_s_World_War_II_Diary_And_Memoirs.html
- ^ Reference to Eric Lloyd Williams in Don Whitehead's memoirs: http://books.google.com/books?id=cF-qd7nKsWwC&pg=PA4&lpg=PA4&dq=%22lloyd+williams%22+whitehead&source=bl&ots=iiUuX8JBb4&sig=OdvAMlb_3lM0PhBaf2uRNt_AgyE&hl=en&ei=iCeLS83YKMvGrAfJ1dmNCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CBQQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=%22lloyd%20williams%22%20whitehead&f=false
- ^ Harry Zinder article in Life magazine, March 3, 1941: http://books.google.com.au/books?id=IUoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA63&lpg=PA63&dq=%22harry+zinder%22&source=bl&ots=BUUpiCi6vh&sig=7P5qe2oaFsliih6-ZmB1qUuWxK0&hl=en&ei=Y3KKS_aWLdGIkAWx58wl&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CAgQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22harry%20zinder%22&f=false
- ^ http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,773343,00.html