Prince Charles on BBC coverage of Falklands conflict

Title

Prince Charles on BBC coverage of Falklands conflict

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

15 May 1982

Year of production

1982

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Duration

00:02:20

Description

Report on a speech by the Prince of Wales, Prince Charles to the Open University defending the BBC for its coverage of the Falklands crisis following criticism of the corporation by the Government. Male reporter not identified (poss. Rodney Bennett).

Contributors

Prince Charles; Prince of Wales; Rodney Bennett?

Keywords

Journalism; Press; UK; Political systems; BBC; Freedom of the press; Mass media; News flow; Royal family; Royalty; Falklands War (1982); Argentina; Falkland Islands; Wars (events); Dictatorship; Open University; Military journalism

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