Webb Miller (journalist)

Webb Miller (February 10, 1891[1] – May 7, 1940[2]) was an American journalist and war correspondent. He covered the Pancho Villa Expedition, World War I, the Spanish Civil War, the Italian invasion of Ethiopia, the Phoney War, and the Russo-Finnish War of 1939. He was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the execution of the French serial killer Henri Désiré Landru ("Bluebeard") in 1922.[1] His reporting of the Salt Satyagraha raid on the Dharasana Salt Works was credited for helping turn world opinion against British colonial rule of India.[3]

  1. ^ a b Eby, John (3 May 2007). "SMC museum lands Miller memorabilia". Dowagiac Daily News. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
  2. ^ "Webb Miller dies in London accident". New York Times. 9 May 1940. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
  3. ^ Brian Martin, Justice Ignited, Rowman & Littlefield, 2006. ISBN 0-7425-4086-3.