History A-Level
Commercial competition and circulation
What Commercial competition and circulation means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Commercial competition and circulation
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Rivalry fought through price cuts and promotions to win readers, as in the 1928–29 newspaper war with rivals such as Beaverbrook.
Topics that use Commercial competition and circulation
- Paper 3, Option 39.2: Mass media and social change in Britain, 1882–2004 - 1 The age of the press barons, 1914–36 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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