John Curtin: Prime Minister and journalist
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Article Title | John Curtin: Prime Minister and journalist |
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Article Category | Article |
Authors | |
Author | Coatney, Caryn |
Journal Title | Museum of Australian Democracy |
Number of Pages | 6 |
Year | 2011 |
Place of Publication | Canberra, Australia |
Web Address (URL) | http://static.moadoph.gov.au/ophgovau/media/images/apmc/docs/research/2010-11/Coatney_Fellow_2010-11.pdf |
Abstract | In his first Australia Day radio talk as a wartime prime minister, John Curtin affirmed: 'The flameless freedom, first lit by our settlers, kept aglow by the generations who followed, is not extinguishable by any enemy'. The next day, Australian newspaper publishers praised his 'forceful' speech, emphasised his 'nationhood' slogans, supported his appeal to 'mobilise all we have' and reproduced his words prominently. Striving to promote Australians' fighting contributions in the battle against totalitarian enemies, Curtin publicised national ideals of democracy, courage and liberty by developing innovative media techniques. |
Keywords | John Curtin; nationalism; media reporting; slogans |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 470105. Journalism studies |
430302. Australian history | |
520599. Social and personality psychology not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | This publication is copyright. It may be reproduced in whole or in part for the purposes of study, research, or review, but is subject to the inclusion of an acknowledgment of the source. |
Byline Affiliations | Curtin University of Technology |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q2q02/john-curtin-prime-minister-and-journalist
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