Radio broadcasts of UN debates on Somalia stirred nationalist demonstrations in 1949

Evidence

With only a few radio and television stations thousands must listen to each station and progress must be based on the few simple ideas which large groups of people have in common. The immediacy of radio has been used effectively in politics for uncomplicated nationalistic appeals. That national leaders have remained in power for unusual lengths of time is a fact not unrelated to the use of radio. Personal magnetism reflected over national networks has produced tendencies toward centralized control, the importance of which can- not be fully assessed. — Harold Innis, The Bias of Communication, 1163 (#exemplifies, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The government relied on radio because most Somalis could not read; Radio’s immediacy enables prolonged centralized nationalist political control — Harold Innis, The Bias of Communication, 1163

Related

• Radio’s immediacy enables prolonged centralized nationalist political control (similarity 0.84)
• The government relied on radio because most Somalis could not read (similarity 0.82)
• Somali nationalists organized demonstrations after hearing UN radio broadcasts about their fate. (similarity 0.80)

Broader Connections

• Radio’s immediacy enables prolonged centralized nationalist political control #exemplifies (0.50) — Harold Innis, The Bias of Communication, 1163