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From "How I found Livingstone : $b Travels, adventures, and discoveres in Central Africa, including an account of four months' residence with Dr. Livingstone" by Stanley, Henry M. (Henry Morton)
James Gordon Bennett Jr.
The young manager of the 'New York Herald' who commissions Stanley to find Livingstone.
Core Belief
"News is the most important commodity, and the 'New York Herald' must be at the forefront of delivering it to the world. Cost is no object in achieving this goal."
Worldview
Bennett sees the world as a stage for news events, and the 'New York Herald' as the primary source for reporting them. He is driven by a desire to expand the newspaper's influence and reach.
Personality
Ambitious, decisive, and willing to take risks, Bennett is a forward-thinking newspaper manager with a desire to make his publication the best in the world. He is portrayed as a man of action and vision.
In Their Own Words
"Come to Paris on important business."
"BUT FIND LIVINGSTONE!"
"Draw a thousand pounds now; and when you have gone through that, draw another thousand, and when that is spent, draw another thousand, and so on; but, FIND LIVINGSTONE."
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