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- Title
The War of the Airwaves in Portugal: Foreign Propaganda on Short and Medium Waves, 1933-1945.
- Authors
Ribeiro, Nelson
- Abstract
This article focuses on the start of the 'war of the airwaves' in Portugal. It provides data on the first foreign shortwave broadcasts in Portuguese, describing the background to those initial broadcasts and also analyzing their impact on Portuguese public opinion, as well as the degree of importance afforded such broadcasts by the Allies and the Axis Powers during World War II. Moreover, the article also details some of the strategies used by the warring nations to influence the editorial line of Portuguese radio stations.
- Subjects
PORTUGAL; BROADCASTING industry; RADIO broadcasting -- Social aspects; RADIO journalism; BROADCAST journalism
- Publication
Journal of Radio & Audio Media, 2010, Vol 17, Issue 2, p211
- ISSN
1937-6529
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1080/19376529.2010.517818