Author
Vaillant, Derek W
Year
2017
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Language
English
Pages
7
ISBN
978-0-25204-141-9
Last Update
14-Sep-2024
Keywords
Sociology ; Communication Studies ; History ; American Studies ; Business
It was a broadcaster’s nightmare. In spring 1953, Simon J. Copans, the seasoned announcer for the Voice of America (VOA) radio network in Paris, fumbled for words. Fortunately, the problem did not occur in front of a microphone, but in front of a typewriter, as he struggled to complete a restricted memo to the U.S. State Department summarizing the condition of U.S.–French broadcasting. “It is very difficult,” Copans admitted, “to list separately what the French radio does for the [VOA] and what the [VOA] does for the French radio.”¹ The state of affairs defied easy description partly because it...
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