Radio Revolution. Broadcasting for Freedom in Cold-War Romania
Description
Likened to "a strange religion. with millions of invisible believers," Radio Free Europe gave listeners in Eastern Bloc countries a much-needed alternative to government media. This program examines the impact of RFE broadcasts on Nicolae Ceausescu's Romania and the lengths to which Romanian authorities went to suppress U.S.-backed radio. Viewers learn how the 1977 Vrancea Earthquake enabled RFE to step up its activities in the country; how Ceausescu's operatives in the Romanian Securitate-and, allegedly, even the notorious terrorist Carlos the Jackal-committed violent acts against RFE personnel; and how the power and popularity of RFE found full expression in the Romanian Revolution.
Runtime
58 min
Subjects
- Foreign policy (19)
- Public relations and politics (24)
- Mass media and culture (147)
- Mass media (887)
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
[2010], c2009
Database
Films on Demand
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Star
John Ford