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Examining the role of transnational radio broadcasting in the 20th century, this study compares and contrasts the goals and objectives of six broadcast networks: the BBC, Radio Free Europe, Voice of America, Radio Marti, Radio Free Asia, and Vatican Radio. The work traces the evolution-technical and programmatic-at each institution through world events such as World War II, the Cold War, the Solidarity Movement, the democratization of the Eastern bloc, and Tiananmen Square. Utilizing a series of case studies provided by selected authorities, the study demonstrates the effect of radio upon differing societies. Also, it explores options for alternative programming for each network, emphasizing their relationships to the evolving international political and media community in the late 20th century. The work will be of interest to scholars and students of mass media and international relations.
List of contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Brief Overviews of Vatican, British, and American Transnational ServicesVatican Radio: Papal Visions for Propagating the Faith
The BBC: Extending "The Empire"
America's Voices: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Voice of America, Radio Marti, and Radio Free Asia
Case Studies in Transnational RadioThe Scepter and the Sickle: Vatican Radio and the Solidarity Movement by Marilyn J. Matelski
The Silence of the Shepherd: Media and Church Leadership During the Philippine "People Power" Revolution by Miguel Q. Rapatan
Vatican Radio in the Next Millennium: An Interview with Fr. Frederico Lombardi, S.J.
"The Dice Are on the Carpet": The BBC and the French Resistance in World War II by John Michalczyk
Institutionalization of Anti-Castro Radio Broadcasting by John S. Nichols
Radio Liberty During the Cold War.and After the Thaw: An Interview with Kevin Klose
Point/Counterpoint: Interviews with Eugene Pell and Kim Andrew Elliott
From the "Goddess of Democracy" to Radio Free Asia by Nancy Lynch Street
From Radio Free Asia to the Asia Pacific Network by Nancy Lynch Street
Epilogue: The Sacred and the Secular--Transnational Radio in the Twentieth Century
Appendix A: Statutes for Vatican Radio
Appendix B: Transnational Radio Services Throughout the World
Appendix C: Language Services Provided by Vatican Radio
Appendix D: Languages Provided by the BBC World Radio Service
Appendix E: Languages Provided by the American Transnational Radio Service
Selected Bibliography
Index
About the Authors and Contributors
About the author
Marilyn Matelski, Nancy L. Street
