This volume on print and broadcast media in the 19th and 20th
centuries highlights the pivotal role that the media played in the
establishment and maintenance of imperial power. The media
bolstered both the ideological and financial objectives of the
empire in a myriad of overt, covert, and downright scandalous ways.
From jeopardising the introduction of wireless telegraphy in order
to maximise the financial gains of the investors of under-sea
cabling, to newspaper proprietors cashing in on the thrilling,
wonderful (and sometimes fabricated) adventures of war
correspondents in exotic lands, the media has had a constant
background influence in the public's perception of empire. By
covering diverse topics from Anthony Lejeune's radio talk-show
'London Letters' - which supported the Allies by boosting morale
and providing a link between soldiers fighting abroad and their
families during both World Wars, to the complete subversion of
imperial influence - as in the case of the proliferation of diverse
media platforms being used by migrant communities in Britain as a
means to promote 'colonization in reverse', the book hints at the
politics, suspense, and intrigue of both the print and broadcast
sectors. This book was originally published as a special issue of
Critical Arts.
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