BERLIN HELPS OUT
BROADCASTS A PLEASANT
diversion
Recent insistence on the difference between the British and the German attitude towards listening to foreign radio stations gives point to a survey carried out by the 8.8. G. in the south of England, The survey was designed to discover if the German radio had succeeded in influenc ing British opinion, and it showed that Britons did not take it seriously. At the same time, it became clear that they turned their dials in the effort to amplify the brief statements of the Ministry of Information and that they listened to neutral stations from genuine interes.t in the neutral attitude towards event®. - A typical comment made by a Magistrate's clerk was: "The broadcasts seem to manifest the thorough ness of the German organisation, and the low 7 opinion the German has for the intelligence of the masses in this country."' Another comment |was: "No one takes the news seriously, but the broadcasts are a pleasant diversion." The Mayor of Exeter declared that '"The news from the German stations is so exaggerated that I do not think it will appeal to English people, but it might not have the same effect on neutrals."
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 123, 14 February 1940, Page 2
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199BERLIN HELPS OUT Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 123, 14 February 1940, Page 2
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