Post-war Anglo-Irish Relations

An Analysis of the Newspaper Reportage of Broadcasts by Winston Churchill and Éamon De Valera in May 1945

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12604701
AutoresHanako Ishikawa (0009-0001-5707-8285, autor de correspondencia)
Año2023
Volumen30
Número1
Páginas82-96
Fecha de publicación2023-12-13
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaMedia History (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1368-8804 • E-ISSN: 1469-9729
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13688804.2023.2293729
OpenAlexW4389740400
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas16

This paper explores how the broadcasts delivered by Winston Churchill on 13 May 1945 and Éamon de Valera on 17 May 1945 were portrayed in the Irish press between May and August of that year. Specifically, it analyses how Irish newspapers justified the policy of neutrality, which was considered morally questionable during the battle against totalitarianism; how they explained the Anglo-Irish relationship in a way that defended Ireland's position in the post-war world; and how they reported on small nations under threat of the USSR to legitimise Ireland's situation. By studying the media coverage of these broadcasts, this paper reveals how Irish newspapers imagined the course of the nation

Ancient history · Battle · Economic history · Irish · Media studies · Neutrality · Newspaper · Political science · Sociology · Gender Studies · History · Irish and British Studies · Law · Political and Economic history of UK and US · Scottish History and National Identity