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George Binney Dibblee
1868–1952
A journalist, editor, and economist, he moved between the newspaper office and the academic world with unusual ease. He is best remembered for writing clearly about journalism and for his work on economic ideas such as supply and demand.
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The Newspaper
by George Binney Dibblee
About the author
George Binney Dibblee (1868–1952) was a British newspaperman, author, and academic. Reliable sources identify him as a manager of the Manchester Guardian and later a fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, as well as a writer with a strong interest in economics.
His books reflect those two sides of his career. He wrote The Newspaper, a practical and thoughtful study of journalism, and he also published work on economic theory, including The Psychological Theory of Value. That combination gives his writing a distinctive feel: informed by real experience in the press, but also interested in the bigger ideas behind public life and markets.
Although he is not widely known today, Dibblee stands out as one of those early 20th-century writers who could explain complicated subjects in a direct, readable way. His career suggests a rare mix of newsroom experience, scholarly discipline, and curiosity about how modern society works.