Recovering a radio ethos: how John Curtin created conversational spaces with journalists, 1941-1945
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Article Title | Recovering a radio ethos: how John Curtin created |
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ERA Journal ID | 35349 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | |
Author | Coatney, Caryn M. |
Journal Title | Global Media Journal: Australian Edition |
Journal Citation | 10 (2) |
Number of Pages | 12 |
Year | 2016 |
Place of Publication | Penrith, New South Wales |
ISSN | 1835-2340 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.hca.westernsydney.edu.au/gmjau/?p=2921 |
Abstract | Australia’s wartime prime minister John Curtin developed a radio ethos to convey public appearances of a credible prime ministership during the Pacific war. Curtin’s ethos of intimacy was obscured in the post-war consensus of mass communication as an impersonal form of address from a political leader to the audience. He elevated journalists’ role to portray more public views of the prime minister conversing with citizens as peers. This paper uses newly discovered archives that delve behind the scenes of his broadcasting production. His radio ethos is useful for the study of journalism’s role in communication spaces that appear to bridge a divide between a leader and citizens. |
Keywords | radio journalism; broadcast journalism; fifth estate; government-media relations; mass communication; John Curtin |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 470105. Journalism studies |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | University of Southern Queensland |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q3y2w/recovering-a-radio-ethos-how-john-curtin-created-conversational-spaces-with-journalists-1941-1945
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