On October 19, 1988 the British Home Secretary, Douglas Hurd, imposed unprecedented peace time restrictions on broadcasting. The banning of direct interviews with eleven Irish organizations, including Sinn Féin, a legal political party with elected councillors and an MP at Westminster, was widely condemned. This article documents the effect of the restrictions on British TV … [Read more...] about The British Broadcast Ban, The Media and the Conflict in Northern Ireland
The British Broadcast Ban, The Media and the Conflict in Northern Ireland
By Lesley Henderson, David Miller, Jacqueline Reilly / University of Glasgow Media Group
June 1991