An Air War with Cuba: The United States Radio Campaign Against Castro
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| Rating | : | 4.21 (817 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0786465069 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 311 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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Avie A. Grunspan said Fills in the Blanks. This is an excellent addition to any library dealing with the United States' affairs against Cuba. For a background of our interests there's Havana Nocturne, a book about the "mob" and its holdings in Havana before the revolution. Then, Cuba Confidential explores the relationship among the U.S., Cuba, and the Cuban ex-pats in the Unite
He is an assistant professor at Appalachian State University in the Department of Communication. About the Author Daniel C. Walsh holds a Ph.D. . in mass communications from the University of South Carolina and is building an archive of international radio broadcasts
. in mass communications from the University of South Carolina and is building an archive of international radio broadcasts. Daniel C. Walsh holds a Ph.D. He is an assistant professor at Appalachian State University in the Department of Communication
Since 1985, Radio Marti, a Radio Free Europe-type station, has broadcast American news and propaganda in Cuba. A respected operation at the start, Radio and TV Marti fell under the influence of the Cuban American National Foundation--a group of hard-line Cuban exiles--who intensified the anti-Castro rhetoric the station sent to the island and promoted its leaders as the heirs to a post-Castro Cuba. Its sister station, TV Marti, debuted in 1990. Though the initial goal of the two stations was to increase pro-American sentiment among the island-nation's citizens, the stations have only succeeded in driving the two nations further apart. This history of American propaganda broadcasting in Cuba describes how Castro used radio to obtain power; explores the impact of Radio and TV Marti on U.S.-Cuba relations, including the phenomenon of Cuban rafters; and chronicles the domestic political struggles to keep the stations on the air.