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political talk radio  

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  • The history of radio is synonymous with the spreading of political messages to a mass audience. World War I brought with it the use of radio as a tool for the propagandist and an agent for shaping public opinion, whereas World War II saw radio used at the hands of the Nazi Party in Germany for the spreading of its aggressive, nationalistic diatribes. [Source: Encyclopedia of Political Communication; Talk Radio, Political]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/political_talk_radio

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