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Venue: Weston Park Museum, Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TP
Pre-enrolement is essential. Further details from enrol.wea.org.uk or by telephoning 0114 242 3609
Wars of Words: Conflict, the Media and Propaganda 1914 – 2014
Part of the Voices of Conflict season. How has the British news media reported conflict, both home and abroad, from the First World War to miners’ strikes to Iraq? We will examine media ownership, government ‘spin’ and challenges from popular music and theatre to the way news was reported.
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The role of the media in the early 20th century, when we experienced World War 1, the Great Strike.
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How parts of the media supported alliance with Hitler before the beginning of World War 2.
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Burma, Suez, and Aden.
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The conflict in Northern Ireland.
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The Battle of Orgreave and the role the media played in the defeat of the miners in 1984-85.
This and much, much more. Come and listen, come and talk.
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