Sefton Delmer
What Sefton Delmer means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Sefton Delmer
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
A British journalist who ran black propaganda for the Political Warfare Executive, creating stations that mimicked German radio.
Topics that use Sefton Delmer
- Paper 3, Option 39.2: Mass media and social change in Britain, 1882–2004 - 2 Wireless and the war: propaganda, information and entertainment, 1939-45 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Black propaganda
- Broadcasts from the front
- censorship
- Churchill’s relationship with the BBC
- Government influence over broadcasting
- Morale, public opinion and the BBC’s reputation
- Popular entertainment and national shared experience
- Radio as a source of practical information
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