Medcalf, Alexander James orcid.org/0000-0002-8498-5075 (2018) Between Art and Information:Communicating World Health, 1948-1970. Journal of Global History. pp. 94-120. ISSN 1740-0228
Abstract
With the advent of new media technologies and approaches in the twentieth century, public health officials became convinced that health needed mass media support. The World Health Organization believed that educating people, as well as informing them about the health situation around the world, could assist the enduring fight against disease. Yet in an increasingly competitive media landscape, the agency recognised the need to persuade people and hold their attention through attractive presentation. Public information, the name given to the multiple strategies used to communicate with the public, was rarely straightforward and required the agency not only to monitor the impact of its own efforts but also to identify opportunities to further enhance its reputation, especially when this was in danger of damage or misappropriation. The WHO’s understanding of public information provides insights into the development of international information, communication and education networks and practices after 1945, as well as the increasingly central position of these processes in generating support for and evincing the value of international organisations.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | Publisher Copyright: © Cambridge University Press 2018. Copyright: Copyright 2018 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved. |
Keywords: | Communications,Mass media,Photography,Public information,World health |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (York) > History (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 21 Nov 2017 10:10 |
Last Modified: | 08 Feb 2025 00:25 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1017/S1740022817000304 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1017/S1740022817000304 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:124316 |
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