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International Federation of Free Journalists: opposing communist propaganda during the cold war
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Abstract The topic of supranational organizations of East-European émigrés during the Cold War still remains a lesser-known topic. There were a number of anti-Communist organizations between 1948-1989, consisting of former politicians, diplomats, soldiers, lawyers or academics from behind the Iron Curtain. T... view more
The topic of supranational organizations of East-European émigrés during the Cold War still remains a lesser-known topic. There were a number of anti-Communist organizations between 1948-1989, consisting of former politicians, diplomats, soldiers, lawyers or academics from behind the Iron Curtain. The community of exiled journalists was represented by the International Federation of Free Journalists, officially founded in November 1948 in Paris by delegates from twelve nations. Its membership base soon grew to 1,400 people. The Federation warned the Western public against the injustices, false propaganda and the red terror in Eastern Europe for four decades.... view less
Keywords
cold war; anti-communism; journalism; exile; journalist; historical development; history of media
Classification
Basic Research, General Concepts and History of the Science of Communication
Media Politics, Information Politics, Media Law
Communicator Research, Journalism
Document language
English
Publication Year
2017
Page/Pages
p. 103-106
Journal
Media and Communication, 5 (2017) 3
Issue topic
Histories of collaboration and dissent: journalists' associations squeezed by political system changes
ISSN
2183-2439
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed