Eddie Shah on Fleet Street and new technology

Title

Eddie Shah on Fleet Street and new technology

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Feb 1986

Year of production

1986

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Duration

00:01:05

Description

Businessman, Eddie Shah on the printworkers’ dispute at News International and whether and how it might impact on his Today newspaper. Of Rupert Murdoch’s Wapping plant, he says that maybe a fortress is the only answer to the NGA (National Graphical Association). Female interviewer not identified. Sound quality very poor; low volume and muffled.

Contributors

Eddie Shah

Keywords

Trade unions; Labour disputes; Newspapers; NGA; Fleet Street; Rupert Murdoch; Wapping; Today (newspaper); News International; Printers; SOGAT 82

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