Politics, propaganda and the press : international reactions to the Falklands/Malvinas conflict /

"This book examines British and Argentine media output in the prelude to and during the 1982 Falklands/Malvinas Conflict and acknowledges the aftermath and legacies of the media response. Yards of ink have been spilt, reinforcing the view that the Argentine Junta's action on 2nd April 1982...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Clare, Louise A. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2023.
Series:	Routledge studies in modern British history
Subjects:	Falkland Islands War, 1982 > Press coverage. Falkland Islands War, 1982 > Public opinion. Mass media > Great Britain > History > 20th century. Mass media > Argentina > History > 20th century. Mass media. Press coverage. Public opinion. Argentina. Great Britain. 1900-1999 History.

Table of Contents:

Dead end of sovereignty negotiations : Anglo-Argentine cultural misinterpretations and miscalculations in the prelude to 1982
Achieving success versus failing to impress : Argentina and Britain vying for US support, 2nd April-30th April 1982
The mask begins to slip : Argentine and British governments mismanaging propaganda, press relations and domestic, US and international opinion on the cusp of the new media communication age, 'Black Buck Raids' and ARA General Belgrano
Newspeak no more: Argentine and British government attempts at countering media and political dissent and courting media and political consent, HMS Sheffield and the Pebble/Borbón Island Raid
Outmanœuvring myth, misinformation and manipulation : Argentine, British and US media reporting on the threshold of the new media age, 20th May-18th June 1982
Conclusion. The Falklands/Malvinas legacy and beyond.