History A-Level
reportage
What reportage means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of reportage
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Written reporting, such as William Russell's dispatches for The Times, which described the harsh conditions of soldiers and the suffering at Scutari.
Topics that use reportage
- Paper 3, Option 35.2: The British experience of warfare, c1790–1918 - 2 The Crimean War, 1854–56 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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- censorship
- Command and leadership
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Using reportage in the exam
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