Cold War Propaganda, Forum World Features and the Canberra Times, 1965-1973

Peter PUTNIS; John Jenks

doi:10.1080/13688804.2025.2472059

Cold War Propaganda, Forum World Features and the Canberra Times, 1965-1973

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Between 1965 and 1973 the newspaper of Australia’s national capital, the Canberra Times, subscribed to the London-based news feature agency Forum World Features which, it was later revealed, functioned as an anti-communist propaganda vehicle financed by the CIA. This paper examines the workings of Forum and the circumstances under which the Canberra Times subscribed to it. It demonstrates how a well disguised propaganda-inspired agency could penetrate the press in Australia.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-15
Number of pages	15
Journal	Media History
Volume	2025
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/13688804.2025.2472059
Publication status	Published - Feb 2025

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