International broadcasting
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International broadcasting consists of radio and television transmissions that purposefully cross international boundaries, often with then intent of allowing expatriates to remain in touch with their
Guglielmo Marconi carried out the first short wave transmissions over a long distance.
Joseph Goebbels headed Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda in Nazi Germany. International broadcasting was an important element in Nazi propaganda.
Voice of America
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Voice of America is an international broadcaster, funded by the United States federal government and established in 1942. It is the largest and oldest of the US's existing international broadcasters,
International broadcasting
…BBC launched international services in German, French and Italian. In 1942, the United States initiated its international broadcasting service, the Voice of America. In the Pacific theater, General Douglas MacArthur used shortwave radio to keep in touch with the citizens of the Japanese-occupied Philippine Islands…
Voice of America headquarters
Willis Conover broadcasting with Voice of America in 1969
Martin Luther King Jr. addresses a crowd from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, where he delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech.
Buzz Aldrin on the moon, in a photograph taken by Neil Armstrong, who can be seen in the visor reflection along with Earth