LATEST FROM THE CANADIAN REVOLUTION - EARLY WAR CORRESPONDENCE IN THENEW-YORK HERALD, 1837-1838

In December 1837, New York Herald publisher James Gordon Bennett annou nced to his readers that he had decided to dispatch special correspond ents to report on armed uprisings in Canada. His decision constitutes one of the earliest uses of war correspondents by the American press, and it was part of a developing practice to draw on contributors speci fically engaged to furnish newspapers with reports from afar. While ot her papers also sent correspondents to cover the Canadian conflict, th e Herald stood out because of the structure and organization of its ne ws gathering efforts.