Radio Australia, the multilingual overseas radio service of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, was launched in 1939 as an instrument of war propaganda. Ever since, it has been caught uncomfortably between those who would continue to use it as an instrument of Australian foreign policy and those who would have it an icon of journalistic integrity. In a covert war, broadcasters, bureaucrats and politicians have struggled for the editorial control of Radio Australia. From the Second World War to the Dili massacre, Radio Australia's news coverage and commentary has been affected by politics and internal conflict. This book raises important questions about journalism, censorship, foreign policy and cultural imperialism. Errol Hodge's exhaustive research has produced this comprehensive, insightful and entertaining book. Radio Wars is a fascinating history of an important but unexplored aspect of Australia's outreach.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13
9780521473804
eBay Product ID (ePID)
90155819
Product Key Features
Author
Errol Hodge
Publication Name
Radio Wars: Truth, Propaganda and the Struggle for Radio Australia
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Government
Publication Year
1994
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
236mm
Item Width
161mm
Item Weight
785g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Errol Hodge
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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