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Northern Ireland, the BBC, and Censorship in Thatcher's Britain (Hardcover)
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Northern Ireland, the BBC, and Censorship in Thatcher's Britain (Hardcover)
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This is a study of how the Northern Ireland conflict was presented
to an increasingly global audience during the premiership of
Britain's 'Iron Lady', Margaret Thatcher. It addresses the tensions
that characterized the relationship between the broadcast media and
the Thatcher Government throughout the 1980s. Robert J. Savage
explores how that tension worked its way into decisions made by
managers, editors, and reporters addressing a conflict that seemed
insoluble. Margaret Thatcher mistrusted the broadcast media,
especially the BBC, believing it had a left-wing bias that was
hostile to her interests and policies. This was especially true of
the broadcast media's reporting about Northern Ireland. She
regarded investigative reporting that explored the roots of
republican violence in the region or coverage critical of her
government's initiatives as undermining the rule of law, and
thereby providing terrorists with what she termed the 'oxygen of
publicity'. She followed in the footsteps of the Labour Government
that proceeded her by threatening and bullying both the BBC and
IBA, promising that the draconian Prevention of Terrorism Act would
be deployed to punish journalists that came into contact with the
IRA. Although both networks continued to offer compelling news and
current affairs programming, the tactics of her government produced
considerable success. Wary of direct government intervention, both
networks encouraged a remarkable degree of self-censorship when
addressing 'the Troubles'. Regardless, by 1988, the Thatcher
Government, unhappy with criticism of its policies, took the
extraordinary step of imposing formal censorship on the British
broadcast media. The infamous 'broadcasting ban' lasted six years,
successfully silencing the voices of Irish republicans while
tarnishing the reputation of the United Kingdom as a leading global
democracy.
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