Politics, Propaganda and the Press - International Reactions to the Falklands/malvinas Conflict

This book examines British and Argentine media output in the prelude to and during the 1982 Falklands/Malvinas Conflict and acknowledges the aftermath and legacies of the media response.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. Dead End of Sovereignty Negotiations: Anglo-Argentine cultural misinterpretations and miscalculations in the prelude to 1982 3. Achieving Success versus Failing to Impress: Argentina and Britain vying for US Support, 2nd April-30th April 1982 4. The Mask Begins to Slip: Argentine and British Governments Mismanaging Propaganda, Press Relations and Domestic, US and International Opinion on the Cusp of the New Media Communication Age, 'Black Buck Raids' and ARA General Belgrano 5. Newspeak No More: Argentine and British Government Attempts at Countering Media and Political Dissent and Courting Media and Political Consent, HMS Sheffield and the Pebble/Borbón Island Raid 6. Outmanœuvring Myth, Misinformation and Manipulation: Argentine, British and US Media Reporting on the Threshold of the New Media Age, 20th May-18th June 1982

About the author

Louise A. Clare is based at The University of Manchester in the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures where she completed her History Ph.D. and teaches History, American Studies and Artsmethods, receiving the University's Eileen Raby Outstanding Teaching Award and Advance HE's Senior Fellowship.

Summary

This book examines British and Argentine media output in the prelude to and during the 1982 Falklands/Malvinas Conflict and acknowledges the aftermath and legacies of the media response.

Product details

• Authors: Louise A. Clare
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.03.2023
• EAN: 9781032198118
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3219811-8
• No. of pages: 258
• Series: Routledge Studies in Modern British History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Contemporary history (1945 to 1989); Media Studies, European History, HISTORY / General, Military history: post WW2 conflicts, HISTORY / Latin America / South America, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, British & Irish history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Falklands, Media studies: Journalism, C 1980 To C 1990, c 1980 to c 1989, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General