News Review Explained

Editor Title:	Editor
Staff Writer:	Reg Freeson, Peter Dacre
Frequency:	Weekly
Category:	News, Commentary
Company:	Cosmopolitan Press Odhams Press
Finaldate:	merged into Illustrated magazine
Country:	United Kingdom
Based:	198 High Holborn, London
Language:	English

News Review was a British news magazine, first published by Cosmopolitan Press in 1936. Its publishers, who also launched Cavalcade around the same time, envisaged News Review as a competitor to the U.S. Time magazine. It was later sold to Odhams Press.^[1] The headquarters was in London.^[2] The magazine ended its run by eventually being amalgamated into Odhams' Illustrated magazine in 1950.^[3]

Writers for the News Review included Reg Freeson^[4] and a young Peter Dacre.^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: News Review and Cavalcade from 1936. magforum.com. 7 October 2013.
2. Web site: Illustrated Incorporating News Review Magazine. March 1951. AbeBooks. 12 February 2017.
3. Web site: The Spectator Archive: 18 MAY 1950, Page 5. The Spectator. 18 May 1950. 7 October 2013.
4. Web site: Reg Freeson. 12 Oct 2006. The Daily Telegraph. 7 October 2013.
5. Web site: Peter Dacre. The Daily Telegraph. 25 Mar 2003. 7 October 2013.
6. Web site: Peter Dacre: Versatile journalist of the old school, with a flair for showbusiness . The Times. 19 March 2003. 7 October 2013.