INDDÆMNING OG TILBAGERULNING OM DANSKE MYNDIGHEDERS CENSUR AF PRESSEOMTALE AF AMERIKANSKE MILITÆRE AKTIVITETER I GRØNLAND, 1951-1963
CONTAINMENT AND ROLL BACK: THE DIPLOMATIC CENSORSHIPBY DANISH AUTHORITIES OF NEWS COVERAGE OF US MILITARYACTIVITIES IN GREENLAND, 1951-1963After World War II, the United States increased its military presence in Greenland, thus squeezing the Danish Government on two fronts. In due diplomatic conside...
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ftkbcopenhojs:oai:ojs.tidsskrift.dk:article/24355 2023-05-15T15:09:42+02:00 INDDÆMNING OG TILBAGERULNING OM DANSKE MYNDIGHEDERS CENSUR AF PRESSEOMTALE AF AMERIKANSKE MILITÆRE AKTIVITETER I GRØNLAND, 1951-1963 Nielsen, Henry Nielsen, Kristian Hvidtfelt 2013-09-13 application/pdf https://tidsskrift.dk/temp/article/view/24355 dan dan Nyt Selskab for Historie https://tidsskrift.dk/temp/article/view/24355/21337 https://tidsskrift.dk/temp/article/view/24355 Ophavsret (c) 2016 temp - tidsskrift for historie Temp - tidsskrift for historie; Årg. 4 Nr. 7 (2013): temp Nr. 7; 141-162 temp - tidsskrift for historie; Vol 4 No 7 (2013): temp Nr. 7; 141-162 1904-9587 1904-5565 amerikansk militær Grønland presseomtale censur Camp Century info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2013 ftkbcopenhojs 2020-07-18T22:33:41Z CONTAINMENT AND ROLL BACK: THE DIPLOMATIC CENSORSHIPBY DANISH AUTHORITIES OF NEWS COVERAGE OF US MILITARYACTIVITIES IN GREENLAND, 1951-1963After World War II, the United States increased its military presence in Greenland, thus squeezing the Danish Government on two fronts. In due diplomatic consideration of a good working relationship in NATO, Denmark had to accommodate the American demands as much as possible. At the same time, the Government had to consider the public criticism of the extensive network of American military bases in Greenland, especially the large Thule Air Base, and the considerable military research activity that took place within, but also outside of the American defense areas. In particular, American attempts to give the containment of Soviet forces across the Arctic more publicity collided with the attempts of Danish authorities to contain the press coverage of US military activities in Greenland. From 1951 to 1963, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with varying results tried to exercise a kind of diplomatic censorship of journalists who visited Greenland on invitation by the US military. Concerned with the development of Greenland and Danish security, the Danish Government also wanted to roll back the many news stories about US militarization of Greenland in favor of stories about Danish modernization of Greenland. How the Danish authorities tried to contain and partly roll back news coverage of American military activities in Greenland is the topic of this article. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Greenland Grønland Thule Air Thule Air Base Thule Thule Tidsskrift.dk (The Royal Library, Denmark) Arctic Greenland Thule Air Base ENVELOPE(-68.703,-68.703,76.531,76.531) |
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CONTAINMENT AND ROLL BACK: THE DIPLOMATIC CENSORSHIPBY DANISH AUTHORITIES OF NEWS COVERAGE OF US MILITARYACTIVITIES IN GREENLAND, 1951-1963After World War II, the United States increased its military presence in Greenland, thus squeezing the Danish Government on two fronts. In due diplomatic consideration of a good working relationship in NATO, Denmark had to accommodate the American demands as much as possible. At the same time, the Government had to consider the public criticism of the extensive network of American military bases in Greenland, especially the large Thule Air Base, and the considerable military research activity that took place within, but also outside of the American defense areas. In particular, American attempts to give the containment of Soviet forces across the Arctic more publicity collided with the attempts of Danish authorities to contain the press coverage of US military activities in Greenland. From 1951 to 1963, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with varying results tried to exercise a kind of diplomatic censorship of journalists who visited Greenland on invitation by the US military. Concerned with the development of Greenland and Danish security, the Danish Government also wanted to roll back the many news stories about US militarization of Greenland in favor of stories about Danish modernization of Greenland. How the Danish authorities tried to contain and partly roll back news coverage of American military activities in Greenland is the topic of this article. |
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INDDÆMNING OG TILBAGERULNING OM DANSKE MYNDIGHEDERS CENSUR AF PRESSEOMTALE AF AMERIKANSKE MILITÆRE AKTIVITETER I GRØNLAND, 1951-1963 |
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INDDÆMNING OG TILBAGERULNING OM DANSKE MYNDIGHEDERS CENSUR AF PRESSEOMTALE AF AMERIKANSKE MILITÆRE AKTIVITETER I GRØNLAND, 1951-1963 |
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INDDÆMNING OG TILBAGERULNING OM DANSKE MYNDIGHEDERS CENSUR AF PRESSEOMTALE AF AMERIKANSKE MILITÆRE AKTIVITETER I GRØNLAND, 1951-1963 |
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INDDÆMNING OG TILBAGERULNING OM DANSKE MYNDIGHEDERS CENSUR AF PRESSEOMTALE AF AMERIKANSKE MILITÆRE AKTIVITETER I GRØNLAND, 1951-1963 |
title_full_unstemmed |
INDDÆMNING OG TILBAGERULNING OM DANSKE MYNDIGHEDERS CENSUR AF PRESSEOMTALE AF AMERIKANSKE MILITÆRE AKTIVITETER I GRØNLAND, 1951-1963 |
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inddæmning og tilbagerulning om danske myndigheders censur af presseomtale af amerikanske militære aktiviteter i grønland, 1951-1963 |
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Arctic Greenland Grønland Thule Air Thule Air Base Thule Thule |
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Temp - tidsskrift for historie; Årg. 4 Nr. 7 (2013): temp Nr. 7; 141-162 temp - tidsskrift for historie; Vol 4 No 7 (2013): temp Nr. 7; 141-162 1904-9587 1904-5565 |
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https://tidsskrift.dk/temp/article/view/24355/21337 https://tidsskrift.dk/temp/article/view/24355 |
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Ophavsret (c) 2016 temp - tidsskrift for historie |
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