The French media and the forging of a Franco-British alliance in the late 1930s
This article explores the interconnections between the media in France and the emergence of a Franco-British alliance on the eve of World War Two, emphasising how newspaper, radio and newsreel coverage helped mould British perceptions of France during the late-1930s. It will argue that British asses...
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| description | This article explores the interconnections between the media in France and the emergence of a Franco-British alliance on the eve of World War Two, emphasising how newspaper, radio and newsreel coverage helped mould British perceptions of France during the late-1930s. It will argue that British assessments of France, and thus France's potential value as a wartime ally, were influenced greatly by the dominant representations furnished by the media. In 1936, such representations portrayed a polarised France unworthy of British support; by 1939, they depicted a strong and united country of inestimable value to Britain. This transformation was not simply fortuitous; by the late-1930s, French politicians, conscious of the deleterious effect that media representations of a divided France was having on their country’s prestige, endeavoured to transform the media from a symptom of decadence and malaise into a weapon of unity and strength. |
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| spelling | nottingham-405312020-05-04T18:41:06Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/40531/ The French media and the forging of a Franco-British alliance in the late 1930s Hucker, Daniel This article explores the interconnections between the media in France and the emergence of a Franco-British alliance on the eve of World War Two, emphasising how newspaper, radio and newsreel coverage helped mould British perceptions of France during the late-1930s. It will argue that British assessments of France, and thus France's potential value as a wartime ally, were influenced greatly by the dominant representations furnished by the media. In 1936, such representations portrayed a polarised France unworthy of British support; by 1939, they depicted a strong and united country of inestimable value to Britain. This transformation was not simply fortuitous; by the late-1930s, French politicians, conscious of the deleterious effect that media representations of a divided France was having on their country’s prestige, endeavoured to transform the media from a symptom of decadence and malaise into a weapon of unity and strength. Taylor & Francis 2017-04-05 Article PeerReviewed Hucker, Daniel (2017) The French media and the forging of a Franco-British alliance in the late 1930s. Media History, 23 (3-4). pp. 330-344. ISSN 1469-9729 France United Kingdom Newspapers Radio Twentieth Century War and Society Edouard Daladier http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13688804.2017.1309268 doi:10.1080/13688804.2017.1309268 doi:10.1080/13688804.2017.1309268 |
| spellingShingle | France United Kingdom Newspapers Radio Twentieth Century War and Society Edouard Daladier Hucker, Daniel The French media and the forging of a Franco-British alliance in the late 1930s |
| title | The French media and the forging of a Franco-British alliance in the late 1930s |
| title_full | The French media and the forging of a Franco-British alliance in the late 1930s |
| title_fullStr | The French media and the forging of a Franco-British alliance in the late 1930s |
| title_full_unstemmed | The French media and the forging of a Franco-British alliance in the late 1930s |
| title_short | The French media and the forging of a Franco-British alliance in the late 1930s |
| title_sort | french media and the forging of a franco-british alliance in the late 1930s |
| topic | France United Kingdom Newspapers Radio Twentieth Century War and Society Edouard Daladier |
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