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Media silence, compliance and resistance Media silence, compliance and resistance
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The broadcasting ban (1988–94) The broadcasting ban (1988–94)
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British newspaper representations of the broadcasting ban British newspaper representations of the broadcasting ban
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Foregrounding and naming the republican movement Foregrounding and naming the republican movement
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Starving the ‘terrorists’ of the ‘oxygen of publicity’ Starving the ‘terrorists’ of the ‘oxygen of publicity’
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Opposition to the broadcasting ban Opposition to the broadcasting ban
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Ban was a farce because of dubbing Ban was a farce because of dubbing
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Conclusion Conclusion
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16 The ‘oxygen of publicity’ and the suffocation of censorship: national newspaper representations of the British broadcasting ban (1988–94)
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Published:December 2016
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Abstract
The British broadcasting ban was a form of direct censorship introduced by the British Government in 1988, following several decades of indirect censorship against the broadcast media before and during the Northern Ireland conflict. Indirect censorship had long operated through a combination of pressure against broadcasters from Stormont and Westminster politicians and the institutionalised self-censorship of the ‘reference upwards’ system practised by broadcasters. The broadcasting ban, however, directly controlled the British broadcast media by making it illegal for representatives of eleven republican and loyalist organisations to speak on television and the radio until the restrictions were lifted in 1994. This chapter begins by briefly considering the significant events leading up to the introduction of the broadcasting ban with a particular focus on the relationship between the British Government and the British broadcast media in this period. It then outlines the justifications given by the British Government for the broadcasting ban, explains how broadcasters were impacted by it and how they tried to resist it. After contextualising these important factors, the findings of a study on British newspaper representations of the broadcasting ban are presented and analysed, revealing the extent to which national newspapers supported and resisted this censorship in Britain.
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