Radio Goes to War

Radio Goes to War
Author: Gerd Horten
Publsiher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 247
Release: 2003-10
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 9780520240612

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"By focusing on the medium of radio during World War II, Horten has provided us with a window into an important change in radio broadcasting that has previously been ignored by historians. The depth of research, the book's contribution to our understanding of radio and the war make Radio Goes to War an outstanding work."—Lary May, author of The Big Tomorrow: Hollywood and the Politics of the American Way "Radio broadcasting, and its impact on American life, still remains a neglected area of our national history. Radio Goes to War demonstrates conclusively how short-sighted that omission is. As we enter what is sure to be another era of contested claims of government control over freedom of speech, the controversies and compromises of wartime broadcasting sixty years ago provide an ominous example of difficult decisions to be made in the future. The alliance of big business, advertising, and wartime propaganda that Horten so convincingly illuminates takes on a heightened significance, especially as this relationship has tightened in the last several decades. When radio and television go to war again, will they follow the same course? This is cautionary reading for our new century."—Michele Hilmes, author of Radio Voices: American Broadcasting 1922-1952

Radio Goes to War

Radio Goes to War
Author: Charles James Rolo
Publsiher: New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons
Total Pages: 320
Release: 1942
Genre: Radio broadcasting
ISBN: UOM:39015021957991

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In his 1942 book, Radio Goes to War, Charles Rolo writes that German radio programs aimed at British audiences "venomously criticized unemployment, slums, disease, and crime in America."

Hitler s Radio War

Hitler s Radio War
Author: Roger Tidy
Publsiher: Robert Hale Limited
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2011
Genre: History
ISBN: 0709091494

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This book tells the story of Nazi international broadcasting before and during the Second World War. Using archival material, it dissects the message that Germany's overt and covert propaganda stations broadcast to their audiences, as well as the lives and motivations of the broadcasters.

The Oxford Handbook of Propaganda Studies

The Oxford Handbook of Propaganda Studies
Author: Jonathan Auerbach,Russ Castronovo
Publsiher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 608
Release: 2013-11-13
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780199331857

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Derived from the word "to propagate," the idea and practice of propaganda concerns nothing less than the ways in which human beings communicate, particularly with respect to the creation and widespread dissemination of attitudes, images, and beliefs. Much larger than its pejorative connotations suggest, propaganda can more neutrally be understood as a central means of organizing and shaping thought and perception, a practice that has been a pervasive feature of the twentieth century and that touches on many fields. It has been seen as both a positive and negative force, although abuses under the Third Reich and during the Cold War have caused the term to stand in, most recently, as a synonym for untruth and brazen manipulation. Propaganda analysis of the 1950s to 1989 too often took the form of empirical studies about the efficacy of specific methods, with larger questions about the purposes and patterns of mass persuasion remaining unanswered. In the present moment where globalization and transnationality are arguably as important as older nation forms, when media enjoy near ubiquity throughout the globe, when various fundamentalisms are ascendant, and when debates rage about neoliberalism, it is urgent that we have an up-to-date resource that considers propaganda as a force of culture writ large. The handbook will include twenty-two essays by leading scholars from a variety of disciplines, divided into three sections. In addition to dealing with the thorny question of definition, the handbook will take up an expansive set of assumptions and a full range of approaches that move propaganda beyond political campaigns and warfare to examine a wide array of cultural contexts and practices.

Radio Congo

Radio Congo
Author: Ben Rawlence
Publsiher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2012-06-01
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 9781780740959

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Brash hustlers, sinister colonels, resilient refugees, and intrepid radio hosts: meet the future of Congo In this extraordinary debut – called ‘gripping’ by The Times of London – Ben Rawlence sets out to gather the news from a forgotten town deep in Congo’s ‘silent quarter’ where peace is finally being built after two decades of civil war and devastation. Ignoring the advice of locals, reporters, and mercenaries, he travels by foot, bike, and boat, introducing us to Colonel Ibrahim, a guerrilla turned army officer; Benjamin, the kindly father of the most terrifying Mai Mai warlord; the cousins Mohammed and Mohammed, young tin traders hoping to make their fortune; and talk show host Mama Christine, who dispenses counsel and courage in equal measure. From the ‘blood cheese’ of Goma to the decaying city of Manono, Rawlence uncovers the real stories of life during the war and finds hope for the future.

The War of the Worlds

The War of the Worlds
Author: H. G. Wells
Publsiher: First Avenue Editions
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2014-08-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781467757799

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When a meteorite lands in Surrey, the locals don't know what to make of it. But as Martians emerge and begin killing bystanders, it quickly becomes clear—England is under attack. Armed soldiers converge on the scene to ward off the invaders, but meanwhile, more Martian cylinders land on Earth, bringing reinforcements. As war breaks out across England, the locals must fight for their lives, but life on Earth will never be the same. This is an unabridged version of one of the first fictional accounts of extraterrestrial invasion. H. G. Wells's military science fiction novel was first published in book form in 1898, and is considered a classic of English literature.

NBC Goes to War

NBC Goes to War
Author: James Cassidy
Publsiher: World War II: The Global, Huma
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2022-03
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0823299325

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Spooked

Spooked
Author: Gail Jarrow
Publsiher: Boyds Mills Press
Total Pages: 145
Release: 2018-08-07
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781684371433

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A Washington Post Best Children's Book This book for young readers explores in riveting detail the false panic created by the famous War of the Worlds radio broadcast from 1938—as well as the repercussions of "fake news" today. On the night of October 30, 1938, thousands of Americans panicked when they believed that Martians had invaded Earth. What appeared to be breaking news about an alien invasion was in fact a radio drama based on H. G. Wells's War of the Worlds, performed by Orson Welles and his Mercury Theatre players. Some listeners became angry once they realized they had been tricked, and the reaction to the broadcast sparked a national discussion about fake news, propaganda, and the role of radio. In this compelling nonfiction chapter book, Gail Jarrow explores the production of the broadcast, the aftermath, and the concept of "fake news" in the media.