The British Media and Ireland - Truth the First Casualty

Published by Information on Ireland, 1979

I found a copy of this on Niall Meehan’s Academia.edu page. It’s a valuable resource and one of the first things I read in researching the north of Ireland, many years ago. Thought people might like to see it. pdf download is below.

Here is his intro:

Comprehensive critique of British Media reporting of the Northern Irish 'Troubles' during the 1970s. Deals with censorship, self-censorship, anti Irish racism, racism in British history, empire, colonialism. Contributions from John Arden, Conrad Atkinson, 'Cormac' (Cartoons, Brian Moore), Liz Curtis, David Brazil, Andrew Brown, Margareta d'Arcy, Jonathan Dimbleby, Chris Dunkley, Philip Elliott, David Elstein, Fred Friendly, Phillip Jones Griffiths, Jonathan Hammond, Seamus Heaney, Mary Holland, Roland Joffe, Peter Kennard, Paul McCartney (lyrics 'Give Ireland back to the Irish'), Paul Madden, John McGuffin, Danny Morrison, Raymond Murray, Conor Cruise O'Brien, John O'Callaghan, Jeremy Paxman, Anna Raeburn, Philip Schlesinger, Anthony Smith, Peter Taylor, Colin Thomas. Information on Ireland pamphlet, Russell Press, 1979 (Better scan than previously.)

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