Ireland: The Propaganda War : the British Media and the 'battle for Hearts and Minds'This is a revised and updated edition of Liz Curtis' classic work on censorship and distortion of the news from the North of Ireland. This new edition contains an extensively updated chronology covering the notorious 'broadcasting ban' of 1988-94 when republicans appeared on TV with their voices dubbed over by actors. "A detailed and telling indictment of British media coverage of Ireland" - The Guardian "One of the most devastating indictments of the British media to appear in print...fascinating reading" - Tariq Ali |
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Introduction | 1 |
From silence to civil rights | 18 |
Reporting British violence | 29 |
Copyright | |
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