The Media and Northern Ireland

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. Introduction

   • Bill Rolston

   Pages 1-7

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3. Closing Down the Airwaves: the Story of the Broadcasting Ban

   • Ed Moloney

   Pages 8-50

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4. The Silence in Irish Broadcasting

   • Betty Purcell

   Pages 51-68

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5. The Media on the Rock: the Media and the Gibraltar Killings

   • David Miller

   Pages 69-98

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6. Ulster Unionism and British Broadcasting Journalism, 1924–89

   • David Butler

   Pages 99-121

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7. Toeing the Line: Why the American Press Fails

   • Jo Thomas

   Pages 122-135

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8. In Search of Hope: Coverage of the Northern Conflict in the Dublin Daily Papers

   • Brian Trench

   Pages 136-151

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9. News Fit to Print: Belfast’s Daily Newspapers

   • Bill Rolston

   Pages 152-186

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10. Photographs at War

    • Trisha Ziff

    Pages 187-206

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11. At the Edges of the Picture: the Media, Women and the War in the North

    • Nell McCafferty

    Pages 207-213

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12. Back Matter

    Pages 215-227

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An exploration of the relationship between the broadcast media and political events in Northern Ireland. Contributors examine a range of issues, including the broadcasting ban, Ulster Unionism and British journalism, the Gibraltar killings and coverage of the conflict by Dublin journalists.

• broadcasting
• media
• war

• University of Ulster, UK

  Bill Rolston

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