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Ebba De La Gardie
Ebba De la Gardie (27 June, 1867 – 16 December, 1928) was a Swedish journalist. She has been called the first society reporter in Sweden.Berger, Margareta, Pennskaft: kvinnliga journalister i svensk dagspress 1690-1975 enholders: Female journalists in Swedish press 1690-1975 Norstedt, Stockholm, 1977 As a journalist, she was known under her signature Comtesse G.. She was the daughter of count Axel Otto De la Gardie and Fredrika Christina Falkenberg af Bålby. She wrote articles about fashion and high society for a number of papers such as ''Stockholms Dagblad'', ''Svenska Dagbladet'', '' Stockholms-Tidningen'' and the culture magazines ''Saisonen'' and ''Arte et Martei'' from about 1900 onward. She made regular trips to Paris and was known for her sharp tongue in regard to the excesses of fashion. She was mentioned by Hjalmar Söderberg Hjalmar Emil Fredrik Söderberg (2 July 1869 – 14 October 1941) was a Swedish novelist, short story writer, playwright and journalist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Society Reporting
In journalism, the society page of a newspaper is largely or entirely devoted to the social and cultural events and gossip of the location covered. Other features that frequently appear on the society page are a calendar of charity events and pictures of locally, nationally and internationally famous people. Society pages expanded to become women's page sections. History The first true society page in the United States was the invention of newspaper owner James Gordon Bennett Jr., who created it for the ''New York Herald'' in 1835. His reportage centred upon the lives and social gatherings of the rich and famous, with names partially deleted by dashes and reports mildly satirical. Mott et al record that "Society was at first aghast, then amused, then complacent, and finally hungry for the penny-press stories of its own doings." Bennett had in fact been reporting such news since 1827, with articles in the ''New York Enquirer''. In the period after the United States Civil War, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |