The term 'Stanley and Livingstone' refers to the famous meeting between the British explorer David Livingstone and the American journalist Henry Morton Stanley in 1871. Stanley had been sent by the New York Herald to find Livingstone, who had been missing for several years. When they finally met, Stanley famously uttered the words 'Dr. Livingstone, I presume?' The meeting was seen as a symbol of the growing power of the British Empire and the increasing importance of journalism.