Reflectarea Bătăliei de la Verdun în presa bucureşteană
The Coverage of the Battle of Verdun by the Press in Bucharest

Summary/Abstract: The battle of Verdun was reflected in the Romanian newspapers by news coming from the press agencies, but also by their own comments written by editors or by military or civilian collaborators. In this study I utilized articles from „Universul”, „Adevărul”, „Minerva”, and from „Săptămâna războiului”, a weekly supplement of „Adevărul”. The news were usually presented and commented according to the general political direction of the publication („Minerva” was Germanophile, and its biased view increased as the Germans were loosing). The manner in which the information was desired to be receipted by readers is reflected in the composition of the titles and subtitles, and also by the increasing number of articles on the front-page. The comments emphasized the importance of the fulfilling battle for the fate of the war, but also for the issue of the entrance in action of Romania. The most expert were those of general Grigore Crăiniceanu from „Universul”. The news about the resistance of the French army confirmed the expectations of the majority of the public opinion, contributing perhaps to convince some Germanophiles that the Entente has a chance to win.

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