Mobilized for Propaganda: Danish Journalists in British Exile, 1940–1945
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This chapter sketches the activities of Danish journalists in British exile, 1940–1945 with a particular emphasis on their engagement with “propaganda”. Drawing on Danish private archives, and British official records, it analyses how these journalists were constantly obliged to negotiate contradictory legitimacies. Their professional identity as journalists became challenged by their obligation to serve British war propaganda and, conversely, to assist in the Danish exile community’s efforts to salvage Denmark’s international standing following the Danish “policy of negotiation” with Germany. It argues that due to a combination of the creativity of the journalists and the development of the war, they were able, during its last phase (1944–1945), to take on new roles as facilitators of a news and intelligence flow between London, Stockholm and Copenhagen.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Nordic Media Histories of Propaganda and Persuasion |
Editors | Fredrik Norén, Emil Stjernholm, Claire Thompson |
Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
Publication date | 2022 |
Pages | 141–158 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783031051708 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9783031051715 |
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Publication status | Published - 2022 |
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