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The role of external broadcasting in a closed political system: a case study of the German post-war states/ created by Michael Meyen and Andreas Scheu

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Global media and communication ; Volume 7, number 2Los Angeles: SAGE, 2011Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISSN:
  • 17427665
Subject(s): Online resources: Summary: This article investigates the role and impact of external broadcasting (radio and television) on a closed political system, through the example of the two post-war German states: the West German Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) and the East German German Democratic Republic (GDR). The aim is to debunk myths about the influence of external broadcasting on the events that led to German reunification in 1990. The study follows a historical approach and discusses what role external media played during the years of a divided Germany. The findings are based on several historical sources, research reports from the 1950s and 1960s and over 100 biographical interviews with former residents of the German Democratic Republic (GDR). The article analyses the impact of external broadcasting on citizens and the political elite in times of crisis as well as during everyday life.
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Journal Article Journal Article Main Library - Special Collections PN4775 GLO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Vol.7, No.2 page 115 - 128 Not for loan

This article investigates the role and impact of external broadcasting (radio and television) on a closed political system, through the example of the two post-war German states: the West German Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) and the East German German Democratic Republic (GDR). The aim is to debunk myths about the influence of external broadcasting on the events that led to German reunification in 1990. The study follows a historical approach and discusses what role external media played during the years of a divided Germany. The findings are based on several historical sources, research reports from the 1950s and 1960s and over 100 biographical interviews with former residents of the German Democratic Republic (GDR). The article analyses the impact of external broadcasting on citizens and the political elite in times of crisis as well as during everyday life.

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