An Air War with Cuba: The United States Radio Campaign Against Castro
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| Rating | : | 4.82 (630 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0786465069 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 311 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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in mass communications from the University of South Carolina and is building an archive of international radio broadcasts. . Daniel C. Walsh holds a Ph.D. He is an assistant professor at Appalachian State University in the Department of Communication
Walsh holds a Ph.D. . About the Author Daniel C. He is an assistant professor at Appalachian State University in the Department of Communication. in mass communications from the University of South Carolina and is building an archive of international radio broadcasts
Its sister station, TV Marti, debuted in 1990. Since 1985, Radio Marti, a Radio Free Europe-type station, has broadcast American news and propaganda in Cuba. This history of American propaganda broadcasting in Cuba describes how Castro used radio to obtain power; explores the impact of Radio and TV Marti on U.S.-Cuba relations, including the phenomenon of Cuban rafters; and chronicles the domestic political struggles to keep the stations on the air.. Though the initial goal of the two stations was to increase pro-American sentiment among the island-nation's citizens, the stations have only succeeded in driving the two nations further apart. A respected operation at the start, Radio and TV Marti fell under the influence of the Cuban American National Foundation--a group of hard-line Cuban exiles--who intensified the anti-Castro rhetoric the station sent to the island and promoted its leaders as the heirs to a post-Castro Cuba
Avie A. Grunspan said Fills in the Blanks. This is an excellent addition to any library dealing with the United States' affairs against Cuba. For a background of our interests there's Havana Nocturne, a book about the "mob" and its holdings in Havana before the revolution. Then, Cuba Confidential explores the relationship among the U.S., Cuba, and the Cuban ex-pats in the United States. Now,