the IBA.
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in the last decade.
Roy media for of the North of Ireland in Brigadier — now General I do not think Kitson became commander producers Beifast arca carly on in the Thames In his book the propaganda battle mUST promote its DECLETITE By February Joli more than 40 press officers pressure fuil-time press Government bad puhlic relations officers. shown when lan similar protest from designed to the 5 February, 1977 Guardian, on The Spectator, published a bloodeurdling IRA oath on 15 May which he claimed came from an army source. When it was pointed out that the oath was entirely bogus — it had, in fact, been faked in 1920 to justify the activities of the Gale 'regretted" its publication the LIZ CURTIS reviews how the media has been manipulated thanks to the efforts of the Government and the Army The Army began to manipulate the propaganda purposes as soon as soldiers arrived on the streets 1969.
Frank war.
Law Intensity Operations, published in 1971. Kitson torture for winning the own cause спету by disseminating its view ol the situation, and coordinated campaign of what for want of a better word must regrettably called psychological operations 1976 the Army had in the North, with a back-up malf of over a bundred. lo addition, the RUC had 12 up.
officers 20 Belfast-based The et fectiveness of their elforts was Smith c needed propaganda bartle Zimbshwe liberation forces (VIBIOE Staaniard. From 1973 to 1975. Staboard issue of The masterminded highly this high level press contact for off -mixing close The pressure exerted by the Army and the Government on the media has had its effect. When the BBC recently consored the seven-part series Irish Way' - resulting in producer Colin Thomas' courageous resignation - one of the scenes they cut was, significantly, a shot of a mother placing flowers on her son's grave. The was inscribed 'Murderod by Among the films that have never ten HonKener Orgiest Hang Brightest ahout Michael Collins and the 1920 War of Independence made for ITV. and a reccot play made for the BBC. "Willie is the true story of a boy now io Long Kesh, convicted in the North's no-hury courts for a crime he never committed.
late 1971, 200 leading journalists came losether in London to protest against the censorship of disclosures about HITE the programmes about the IRA al the meeting was Jonalhan Dia:bleby was O'Callaphan of The Guardian, later to resign over the paper's editorial policy on Ireland, A long public silence on the question following years was only broken in 1976 by Jonathan Dimpleby and the subsequent formation of the Campaign for Eree Spooch on Ireland. This ycar the issue has really opened Thomas and Thames TV producer David Elstein have resigned on Ireland was passed by a two-tbirds the NUTS corTerence And now listes TV technicians took anti-censorship strike siction.
Media workers are bally breaking tree of their retone and inhihetions, and ate at last prepared publicly to stand up for the right to report Ireland as they see is.
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readers of the union branches.
The Amnesty Report gives all Socialist Challenge groups and ewspape a great opportunity to build this demonstra tian into the largest protest against British policy in Ireland wluch thus country has seen for a number of years.
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HUNDREDS of Chilean hunger strikers around the world have won the first round of their struggle to discover the whereabouts of their missing relatives. The junta has told Chilean bishops that it would look into the cases.
In a press statement on B the world, including those in Britain, have followed suit BuLl the BOUNCEREL stressed that they accept anything less than a full Enquiry into the 'disappeared risoners which would place the blame where it belongs Other hunger strikers around the disappearances had been the sanctioned by the Government.
The hunger also thanked the Church and the will international solidarity movement for their support. soldanly in gained an important victory with Foreign Secretary David to strikers SEEIKerS. hunger Britain has WECK emphasised Parliamentary Party, he also agreed to meet a hunger strikes London, weak from their two nevertheless the need continue with the maximum international solidarity at moment when the opposition therefore means trading with the USSR? In the circumstances, it means on the basis of the principles of And the violations of humun rights, that doesn't menry you?