Messages from the Underground: Transnational Radio in Resistance and in Solidarity

Examining the role of transnational radio broadcasting in the 20th century, this study compares and contrasts the goals and objectives of six broadcast networks: the BBC, Radio Free Europe, Voice of America, Radio Marti, Radio Free Asia, and Vatican Radio. The work traces the evolution—technical and programmatic—at each institution through world events such as World War II, the Cold War, the Solidarity Movement, the democratization of the Eastern bloc, and Tiananmen Square. Utilizing a series of case studies provided by selected authorities, the study demonstrates the effect of radio upon differing societies. Also, it explores options for alternative programming for each network, emphasizing their relationships to the evolving international political and media community in the late 20th century. The work will be of interest to scholars and students of mass media and international relations.

Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments Introduction Brief Overviews of Vatican, British, and American Transnational Services Vatican Radio: Papal Visions for Propagating the Faith The BBC: Extending "The Empire" America's Voices: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Voice of America, Radio Marti, and Radio Free Asia Case Studies in Transnational Radio The Scepter and the Sickle: Vatican Radio and the Solidarity Movement by Marilyn J. Matelski The Silence of the Shepherd: Media and Church Leadership During the Philippine "People Power" Revolution by Miguel Q. Rapatan Vatican Radio in the Next Millennium: An Interview with Fr. Frederico Lombardi, S.J. "The Dice Are on the Carpet": The BBC and the French Resistance in World War II by John Michalczyk Institutionalization of Anti-Castro Radio Broadcasting by John S. Nichols Radio Liberty During the Cold War…and After the Thaw: An Interview with Kevin Klose Point/Counterpoint: Interviews with Eugene Pell and Kim Andrew Elliott From the "Goddess of Democracy" to Radio Free Asia by Nancy Lynch Street From Radio Free Asia to the Asia Pacific Network by Nancy Lynch Street Epilogue: The Sacred and the Secular--Transnational Radio in the Twentieth Century Appendix A: Statutes for Vatican Radio Appendix B: Transnational Radio Services Throughout the World Appendix C: Language Services Provided by Vatican Radio Appendix D: Languages Provided by the BBC World Radio Service Appendix E: Languages Provided by the American Transnational Radio Service Selected Bibliography Index About the Authors and Contributors

About the Author :
NANCY LYNCH STREET is Professor and Chair of the Department of Communication Studies and Theatre Arts at Bridgewater State College, Mass. She is the author of In Search of Red Buddha (1992). MARILYN J. MATELSKI is Professor and Chair of the Department of Communication, Boston College. She is the author of Vatican Radio (Praeger, 1995).