World War II radio reports
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World War II radio reports were live and recorded broadcast accounts that brought frontline news, analysis, and eyewitness descriptions of the global conflict directly into homes via radio.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical media phenomenon
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radio news format ⓘ wartime communication ⓘ |
| archivedAs |
audio recordings
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transcripts ⓘ |
| archivedIn |
broadcasting company archives
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military archives ⓘ national archives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastFrom |
Germany
NERFINISHED
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Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific theater NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ occupied Europe ⓘ |
| broadcastTo |
civilian audiences
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soldiers on leave ⓘ |
| coveredEvent |
Battle of Britain
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Stalingrad NERFINISHED ⓘ Blitz on London NERFINISHED ⓘ D-Day landings NERFINISHED ⓘ German invasion of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ German surrender ⓘ Italian campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese surrender ⓘ North African campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific island campaigns ⓘ Pearl Harbor attack NERFINISHED ⓘ liberation of Paris ⓘ |
| hadFunction |
boosting morale
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informing the public ⓘ providing real-time war updates ⓘ shaping public opinion ⓘ supporting wartime propaganda ⓘ |
| impactOn |
development of broadcast journalism
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later war reporting practices ⓘ public perception of the war ⓘ |
| includedFormat |
live reports
GENERATED
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morale-boosting programs GENERATED ⓘ news bulletins GENERATED ⓘ propaganda programs GENERATED ⓘ recorded reports GENERATED ⓘ special broadcasts GENERATED ⓘ |
| language |
English
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French ⓘ German ⓘ Italian ⓘ Japanese ⓘ Russian ⓘ |
| medium | radio ⓘ |
| provided |
eyewitness descriptions
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frontline news ⓘ war analysis ⓘ |
| timePeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| usedTechnology |
disc recording
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field transmitters ⓘ medium wave radio ⓘ shortwave radio ⓘ telephone lines ⓘ wire recording ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Cecil Brown (war correspondent)