Hugh Oram looks at the role 'The Western People' plays in keeping emigrants informed of all the local news.
| Title: | Mayo Newspapers |
| Clip Duration: | 00:01:13 |
| Material Type: | Audio |
| Clip Title: | Western People |
| Series Title: | Paper Tigers |
| Information: | This episode of 'Paper Tigers' focuses on newspapers based in Mayo. 'Paper Tigers' was a radio series about Ireland's newspapers and the people who worked on them. It was presented by Hugh Oram, who wrote the accompanying book 'Paper Tigers' (1993). The first episode was broadcast on 22 September 1992. The photograph accompanying this clip is a view of Ballina, Mayo, in 1974 where 'The Western People' is based. The photographer was Ronan Lee. |
| Local Keywords: | Journalism, Communications, Newspaper, Print Media, Local Newspaper, The Western People, Emigration, Diaspora, Rita de Vere Durcan |
| Coverage: | Ireland |
| Genre: | Factual |
| Topic: | The Media |
| Provider: | RTÉ |
| Contributor(s): | Hugh Oram (Presenter) |
| Publisher: | RTÉ |
| First Broadcast Channel: | RTÉ Radio One |
| Production Year: | 1992 |
| Country of Production: | Ireland |
| Original Identifier: | BB4092 |
| IPR Restrictions: | Rights Reserved - Free Access |
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| Item Type: | part/extract |
| Sound: | Mono |
| Language: | English (eng) |
| Original Language: | English (eng) |
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